ITS October Newsletter

Dear Supporter
Our next event is really special, it is our 50th Anniversary of the formation of International Theatre Studio (ITS).

We have been providing live theatre for fifty years on this coast and we are the longest established English-speaking theatre group.

We are holding a Gala dinner dance evening at El Gamonal in San Pedro, a beautiful restaurant and party venue (very near to the original Aranda Lighting shop at the bottom of the Ronda Road).

Tickets are 60€ per person but include a cava and olives reception, a beautiful three course meal with drinks * included for the three hours of the meal, a live DJ and dancing. Our theme is black and gold, the dress code is party wear.

The date is Friday 14th November 2025. Meeting at 7 pm, with carriages at 12 midnight.

Tables of eight are available, choose your own group or ask us to seat you with others. Please make your menu choices on the ticket booking page on our website. If you have any dietary needs please contact Ruth ASAP on info@internationaltheatrestudio.org

Fiona Poole and Eileen Audas are creating a wonderful special anniversary programme for this event. We will have lots of photos, old programmes, posters and newspaper cuttings to share with you too.

We already know that we have past presidents and vice presidents travelling back from the UK to join us for this very special evening, as well as our current active members and audience members.

We do hope that you are able to join us.

Inspector Drake and the Perfekt Crime
Thank you to everyone who came along to see our latest fully staged production at the Hotel El Paraiso. We received some brilliant feedback, so thank you to everyone who took the time to write in, it makes it all worthwhile. We loved doing it and we loved hearing the constant laughter during each performance!

A huge thanks to our wonderful backstage team who make it all happen so that the actors can just step on stage and perform!

Special thanks to Karl, Delia and Peter for the work on the set; thanks to PJ for the lighting, sound and technical effects; thanks to Suze our stage manager, Sue our producer (who was unfortunately hospitalised the week before the show), Kate our assistant producer, Sheila our prompt, Fiona and PJ for the marketing, Alan our photographer, and not forgetting our front of house team, Janet, Fiona, Laurie, Christine, Karl and Delia. Thanks everyone.

It was a great team effort.

Our Christmas Celebration

Please note that we have changed the venue for the dinner on Friday 12th December 2025 to La Grappa, so that we have space to provide entertainment and seat more people. Rumour has it that Kate Jackson wants to create another mini pantomime for that night. Oh no she isn't, or is it, oh yes she is ?

The 8th Classical Music Festival 23rd to 26th October 2025

A fellow cultural group is performing at El Trapiche Cultural Centre in San Pedro for four nights at 7.30 pm, doors open at 7.15pm. It features eight classical musicians from Spain, and entry is by a minimum donation of 10€ per person. It finishes at 9.30 pm.

The event is not for profit with all proceeds going to cover the costs of the evening. It is a showcase of local musical talent.

Email eventselissimo@gmail.comor call 0034 722551987 for more info.

Going into 2026
Miles Rendle will be directing our first show in January, a rehearsed play reading on Wednesday 21st January 2026. He is doing 'Yes Prime Minister" written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn.
More details will follow.