Welcome to Oxford and Buckinghamshire branch
We are a branch of about 800 members, spread over the counties of Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire
We plan to meet every 6 weeks or so and try to move the meetings around the area so all members get an opportunity to come to a branch meeting in person, or join in online, since all meetings are held as both in person and virtual events, this means you can attend either in person or virtually on Zoom. In addition, we will host a number of informal "coffee morning" meetings when we shall be pleased to meet members and those who would like to know more about Equity.
Forthcoming dates are:
BRANCH MEETINGS
Our next branch meeting will be in April, date and venue to be finalised, and nearer the time we will email members with details and links to the Zoom meeting should members which to join online.
Dates for other meetings are:
April 15th, starting at 4 pm - venue to be agreed
Tuesday 16th June, starting at 4 pm
Tuesday 5th August, starting at 7 pm
Monday 8th December, starting at 7 pm
We will hold these meetings at various venues in order that as many members as possible can come to meet us in person. We will let you know as soon as we can where these meetings will be.
Coffee morning meet and greet
These are informal meetings for members and anyone wishing to find out more about Equity. We invite you to come along to a coffee morning and say Hello!
Dates for coffee mornings
Dates for 2025 coffee mornings are:
Saturday 10th May - Leighton Buzzard
Wednesday 16th July - venue to be arranged
Tuesday 16th September - venue to be arranged
Monday 17th November - venue to be arranged
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Our next Annual General Meeting will be on Thursday October 2nd, and we will let you know in due course where that meeting will be. As part of that meeting, we will need to elect, or re-elect, members to serve on the Branch Committee. If you are interested in finding our more, just email us and we will send you details.
Email the branchCampaigns you can help with
At our meetings we will tell you about the campaigns that Equity is running. You will have the opportunity to support these campaigns as well as discussing what is important to you - and how the Branch can start its own, local, campaigns.
Members have given us great ideas for ways to help:
- Set up a "rehearsal buddies" group
- Set up a playreading group
- Provide help with creating a professional self-tape
- Provide workshops on skills
Rehearsal Buddies are members who are willing to help those who would welcome someone to rehearse with, ranging from line runs to character exploration.
A Playreading Group not only does the obvious like bringing together members to read a play, but also provides the opportunity to explore text, get an idea of how a play sounds, what kind of voices work well, and so on.
Self-tapes are so important for those involved in performance. Workshops run by experts amongst our membership will guide you through how to create your best self-tape. Once you know how, you then get to record one!
Many members are interested in finding out more about working in the industry, so we will try to create workshops that demonstrate a range of creative skills.
To find out more, or contribute to these great ideas, use the "Get in touch with us" section at the bottom of this page or click on the blue "Email the branch" button.
Keeping things going . . .
The Committee
Co-opted committee Members
