Life behind the scenes at Adapt Theatre Group
The Adapt Theatre Group are stepping the boards with ‘Snow White and the 7 Guiris’ in San Pedro this winter
With a history of 12 years of performing traditional pantomimes to both English and Spanish speaking audiences, the Adapt Theatre Group has become well-known for their zany sense of humour and antics on stage.
Since they are all amateurs, and many of them came to showbiz later in life, a huge amount of group effort and support goes into rehearsals and backstage preparations as well as great hilarity and creativeness.
“Our members would no doubt agree that the strength of our group lies in our willingness to help each other and work together to produce all aspects of the pantomime, whether it is prop-making, costume sewing, line-learning or dancing and singing,” says Director Jane Cronin. “As well as having so much fun together, it is that joy and humour that comes across to our audiences.”
This year’s panto is ‘Snow White and the 7 Guiris’, to be performed at the end of November (more details to follow).
The Adapt Theatre Group is sponsored by the ADAPT Metal Detecting group and all money raised goes to local charities.
To find out more about the Adapt Theatre Group visit adapttheatregroup.wordpress.com or phone Eric on 0034 656 361 098
Adapt Theatre Group started out in 2010 as part of the ADAPT association (Asociación de Angloparlantes de San Pedro del Pinatar - Association of English Speakers of San Pedro del Pinatar).
The aims have always been in line with those of ADAPT, namely the integration of the English speaking community in the town and from the start the work of the association was accessible to both English and Spanish speaking communities, helping to involve the local community as much as possible.
In 2011, ADAPT produced its first bilingual pantomime, Cinderella, and since then has gone on to perform a total of 10 pantomimes, involving a whole variety of well-known residents, people from further afield, and local places. Dance groups have been made up of students from English classes in local schools.At the end of 2021, ADAPT association disbanded and the ADAPT Theatre Group was born as an independent entity. The main aim is to continue performing for the local community, to continue to work for integration and to give back what we can to the town, that has become home to the group
New members are always welcome, both actors and people who can help back-stage with props, scenery and costumes, so please get in touch if you are interested in joining in.
Pantomime rehearsals start mid- to late August and take place every Wednesday morning at 9.30am in San Pedro. There are also occasional Saturday morning rehearsals for some roles.
During the final week, in either late November or early December, rehearsals are almost every day, and there is a dress rehearsal culminating in 3 or 4 shows at the end of the week.
For more information and a chance to watch some of the pantomimes, please go to the ADAPT Theatre Group website.
