Comments for Arthur Ransome Trust http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk Putting Ransome on the Map Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:34:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on Setting Sail with Swallows and Amazons by Winifred Wilson http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2012/01/setting-sail-with-swallows-and-amazons/#comment-2723 Winifred Wilson Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:34:41 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=26016#comment-2723 Went to the matinee in Edinburgh on Saturday. Bowled over by the performance and the excited reactions of the families. Extra surprise was meeting some of the cast for a question and answer session after the show, with us in the front rows and them sitting on the edge of the stage swinging their legs. Children as well as adults asked perceptive questions and got good answers. Our favourite was Titty! Go if you possibly can Went to the matinee in Edinburgh on Saturday. Bowled over by the performance and the excited reactions of the families. Extra surprise was meeting some of the cast for a question and answer session after the show, with us in the front rows and them sitting on the edge of the stage swinging their legs. Children as well as adults asked perceptive questions and got good answers. Our favourite was Titty! Go if you possibly can

]]> Comment on Setting Sail with Swallows and Amazons by Sophie Neville http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2012/01/setting-sail-with-swallows-and-amazons/#comment-2715 Sophie Neville Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:45:26 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=26016#comment-2715 We have just seen 'Swallows and Amazons' in Chichester ~ still lots of space at the Thursday matinee. It was very well received by the audience, which was mainly comprised of school children. Our local school has 'Swallows and Amazons' as a set book, so maybe others do too. We have just seen ‘Swallows and Amazons’ in Chichester ~ still lots of space at the Thursday matinee. It was very well received by the audience, which was mainly comprised of school children. Our local school has ‘Swallows and Amazons’ as a set book, so maybe others do too.

]]> Comment on Movie Memories by geraint http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/11/movie-memories/#comment-2677 geraint Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:30:49 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=25901#comment-2677 Hi Sophie No problem - I'm enjoying reading your reminiscences! As for the photo, I took it at the Countryfile/Big Screen Britain filming (if you recall, Helen and I provided the other dinghy, <em>Peggy Blackett</em>, as a stand-in for the (then) missing film <em>Swallow</em>). Unfortunately I've also lost contact with the family who owned the <em>Amazon</em> at that time. It would be good to get the two boats back together, and to know whether they still own her, or have sold her on. Hi Sophie
No problem – I’m enjoying reading your reminiscences! As for the photo, I took it at the Countryfile/Big Screen Britain filming (if you recall, Helen and I provided the other dinghy, Peggy Blackett, as a stand-in for the (then) missing film Swallow). Unfortunately I’ve also lost contact with the family who owned the Amazon at that time.
It would be good to get the two boats back together, and to know whether they still own her, or have sold her on.

]]> Comment on Movie Memories by Sophie Neville http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/11/movie-memories/#comment-2676 Sophie Neville Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:20:13 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=25901#comment-2676 Thank you so much for this wonderful write-up, I am thrilled to hear you are enjoying reading about making 'Swallows and Amazons'. My family have ben nagging me to publish my diaries for years. The film producer, Richard Pilbrown, has written from America letting me use excerpts from his book. He has also sent me some wonderful photographs so I have a great deal of interesting material still to inlcude. I am interested to see that you have a photograph of the Amazon that was used in the film. I saw her at Bank Ground Farm when we made the Countryfile programme but have lost contact with the family who own her. Do you have their address by any chance? We would love to get Swallow and Amazon back together again. You may need to let your members have the addres for my Blog which is ~ http://sophieneville.net/ Many thanks, Sophie Thank you so much for this wonderful write-up, I am thrilled to hear you are enjoying reading about making ‘Swallows and Amazons’. My family have ben nagging me to publish my diaries for years.

The film producer, Richard Pilbrown, has written from America letting me use excerpts from his book. He has also sent me some wonderful photographs so I have a great deal of interesting material still to inlcude.

I am interested to see that you have a photograph of the Amazon that was used in the film. I saw her at Bank Ground Farm when we made the Countryfile programme but have lost contact with the family who own her. Do you have their address by any chance? We would love to get Swallow and Amazon back together again.

You may need to let your members have the addres for my Blog which is ~
http://sophieneville.net/

Many thanks,

Sophie

]]> Comment on Swallows and Amazons Musical Set For West End and UK Tour by geraint http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/07/swallows-and-amazons-musical-set-for-west-end-and-uk-tour/#comment-2675 geraint Sat, 19 Nov 2011 18:14:30 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=24971#comment-2675 Judith - no problem, I'll email the link to you, but you can also find them at the tour website at: http://swallowsamazons.co.uk/tickets/ Judith – no problem, I’ll email the link to you, but you can also find them at the tour website at: http://swallowsamazons.co.uk/tickets/

]]> Comment on Swallows and Amazons Musical Set For West End and UK Tour by judith hearn http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/07/swallows-and-amazons-musical-set-for-west-end-and-uk-tour/#comment-2674 judith hearn Sat, 19 Nov 2011 10:42:27 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=24971#comment-2674 please send me dates and venues of Swallows and Amazons musical in 2012 Thank you please send me dates and venues of Swallows and Amazons musical in 2012
Thank you

]]> Comment on Ransome’s Critical Study of Robert Louis Stevenson Approaches Publication by geraint http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/09/ransomes-critical-study-of-robert-louis-stevenson-approaches-publication/#comment-2654 geraint Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:14:10 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=25785#comment-2654 Dear Stephanie - according to the publisher's website its RRP is £30. Amazon is currently offering it at a small discount, and other booksellers may do likewise. A paperback edition is being published, but this will only be sold to members of The Arthur Ransome Society. It will cost £18, but if you aren't a member, you would need to pay to join. Dear Stephanie – according to the publisher’s website its RRP is £30. Amazon is currently offering it at a small discount, and other booksellers may do likewise. A paperback edition is being published, but this will only be sold to members of The Arthur Ransome Society. It will cost £18, but if you aren’t a member, you would need to pay to join.

]]> Comment on Ransome’s Critical Study of Robert Louis Stevenson Approaches Publication by Stephanie Megitt http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/09/ransomes-critical-study-of-robert-louis-stevenson-approaches-publication/#comment-2653 Stephanie Megitt Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:12:42 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=25785#comment-2653 How much is this book please? How much is this book please?

]]> Comment on Development Work Continues on Swallows and Amazons Movie by freddie dale http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/05/development-work-continues-on-swallows-and-amazons-movie/#comment-1421 freddie dale Thu, 02 Jun 2011 09:07:20 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=8101#comment-1421 i was just wondering when the childen in the movie are due to be cast? thankyou :) i was just wondering when the childen in the movie are due to be cast? thankyou :)

]]> Comment on Movie Swallow Returns to Coniston by Sophie Neville http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/2011/04/movie-swallow-returns-to-coniston/#comment-1371 Sophie Neville Fri, 06 May 2011 11:13:16 +0000 http://www.arthur-ransome-trust.org.uk/?p=7971#comment-1371 Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to restore Swallow to her former glory. It was a great joy to be able to sail her on Coniston Water again. Sophie Neville Many thanks to all who have worked so hard to restore Swallow to her former glory. It was a great joy to be able to sail her on Coniston Water again.

Sophie Neville

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