ITS Newsletter - September 2026

Dear Friend and Supporter

The wooden Spanish style dining chairs have gone…..!

Atalaya Golf and Country Club has had a mini makeover, and you can now sit comfortably on the new red and blue upholstered seats.

Eileen Audas’ is opening our new season with a play reading and pizza night on 16th September 2026 at this venue. Tickets are 13€ for ITS members and 15€ for non-members, this includes one free drink and half a pizza. Please let us know if you have any special dietary needs by emailing info@internationaltheatrestudio.org

The bar will be open for us from 6.30pm, curtain up at 7pm.

This is your chance to read a part, or you can simply sit, listen and enjoy.

Our first event of the new season is always well attended so please come along to this lovely social evening to relax and reconnect.

You can try out the new chairs!

Our Autumn Main Production

Tickets are on sale now via our website for Four Old Broads on the High Seas by Leslie Kimbell. The dates are Friday 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of October 2026 at the TRH Hotel El Paraiso. The doors open at 7pm for a 7.30pm curtain but the hotel bar is open from 6.30pm. Tickets are 19.50€ for ITS members and 22€ for non-members.

Get ready to climb aboard for an unforgettable evening of laughter, mystery and mayhem as we proudly present Four Old Broads on the High Seas.

From Leslie Kimbell's hugely popular Four Old Broads series, comes another hilarious adventure, packed with larger-than-life characters, witty one-liners and unexpected twists. Directed by Andrea Stevens and produced by Sheila Mellor, this feel-good comedy is brought to life by a very talented cast, who are working tirelessly to create a production full of energy, charm and fun.

Join us for a fantastic night of colourful characters, laugh-out-loud comedy and a celebration of friendship, proving that we're never too old for new adventures! Set Sail for Laughter!

The Regina Monologues by Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer.

If you missed the wonderful performance of the Regina Monologues that we did in July 2026, then you have a second chance to see it on Wednesday 30th September at THESPA in the Masonic Hall Los Boliches, Fuengirola.

This is a play with adult themes. Six women tell their story about being married to Henry. It is both humorous and moving. Tickets are 20€ and include a two-course meal. For reservations, please email thespa.reservationa@gmail.com (bookings close on Sunday 27.9.26)

Auditions

We welcome all actors: new, not so new, experienced and inexperienced to join our casts. There are opportunities throughout the season to audition to take part in a production. Our next auditions will be on Saturday 14th November. Please hold this date, more details will follow nearer the time.

But please don’t be shy, this experience might be the making of you!

Best Wishes,
Martin Curd, President

ITS Newsletter - June 2026

Dear Friend and Supporter

There are only a few days left to get your tickets to the Lark in the Park, our magical early evening outdoor charity event on Sunday 7th June 2026. The park is ready, the cast is ready, the picnic and drinks plans have been made by the supporters who have already made their donation via our website…we are just waiting for you and your friends.

Donations are 20€ (more if you wish) and the charity this year is Emaus. All proceeds for this event will be shared between Emaus and the ITS building and equipment fund.

Access to the park and grounds is accessible.  Free car parking is available at the town hall or on the streets.

The new play, The Fun Factory, written and directed by Kate Jackson, will be performed at 6.30 pm in the stunning setting of the amphitheatre in the grounds of the park Torre de Leonera in Benahavis. The excellent cast cannot wait to entertain you and are bringing lots of fun and laughter!!

Paul Hull, a singer and musician, is our talented entertainer and he will be performing for us after the play so that we can enjoy the balmy evening and maybe even get up to dance.

The park gates open from 3pm, amphitheatre opens at 6 pm, show starts at 6.30pm, Paul will be onstage after the interval around 8.15 pm. The park closes at 10 pm, so we will be winding up at 9.30 pm.

There are two sets of toilets in the park. Please note there are no places to buy food or drink directly near the park, so please bring your own. Plus, you need a cushion for the amphitheatre.

Donation tickets available HERE

Auditions on Saturday 13th June 2026 at 12 noon
Fiona Poole will be holding auditions for The Regina Monologues written by Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer on Saturday 13th June at the Age Concern Centre in San Pedro.
She is directing this as a rehearsed play reading on Wednesday 15th July for one performance only.
She is looking for six females who will be available for rehearsals during end of June / beginning of July.

Synopsis of the play:
“Divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived…” Admired, vilified, de-humanised. Three Catherines, two Annes and a Jane. Six women with one thing in common: marriage to a man called Henry. They all passed into historical legend, but of course, it couldn’t happen these days... Six modern women have also married one man. Their lives are both separate and intertwined as they tell their stories from a room in which they have all once lived. Their experiences – miscarriage, love affairs, betrayal, and a shared loathing of all things ginger – are portrayed with humour, pathos and a great deal of wine. The plight of those sixteenth century women is personal, poignant and still relevant five hundred years on.

The Roles
We need six females of various age groups

CATHY, the discarded wife, saddened by loss of love

ANNIE, the faded beauty, worn out partying
JANE, pale and vulnerable, with an air of simplistic naivety
ANNA, looks older than her years, striking and intelligent. Wears a wig
KATIE, sometimes vulnerable and childlike, sometimes the assured teenager
KATHERINE, the composed widow, determined and single minded

For more information please contact Fiona Poole +34 711 055 153

Website Audition Notice

Wednesday 15th July 2026

For the last event before our August close-down, we have a rehearsed play reading at Centro Polivalente in Nueva Andalucia on Wednesday 15th July.

Fiona Poole will be directing The Regina Monologues written by Rebecca Russell and Jenny Wafer.

Six modern women have married one man, Henry. There are three Catherines, two Annes and one Jane. Their lives are both separate and intertwined. It’s a personal story with humour, pathos and a great deal of wine.

Tickets are 10€ for ITS members and 13€ for non-members and are available from our website now.

This super council owned venue is new and accessible with plenty of local parking, but it is not licenced; so we will provide a limited drinks service outside as usual for a small donation.

Doors will open at 7pm, curtain up at 7.30 pm.

The Regina Monologues Tickets available HERE

Four Old Broads on the High Seas

This is our autumn main fully staged production for three nights in October 2026.

Thank you to everyone who came to the auditions.

Director Andrea Stevens and producer Sheila Mellor were delighted with the talent available to them.

They have cast Sue Hall, Mary Cooper, Paul Baker, Samantha Weaver, Fiona Poole, Miles Rendle, Russell Hood, Martin Curd, Sheila Mellor, Bernie Murray, and Laurie Passman. What a team!

Best Wishes,
Martin Curd, President