We first encountered the photographic artistry of Neville Lance when we brought our Neil Diamond tribute show, ‘Forever In Blue Jeans’ to the Stage Theatre-on-the-Green in Bathurst, Eastern Cape in 2023.
Neville’s spontaneous photography and his vibrant shots of the show captured much of the excitement of the live performance as well as the crowd reactions and subsequently enabled us to market the hit show to achieve further success.
Kath McClelland & Paul Spence
Co-Directors - Kath&Crew
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Hi ... My name is Corinne Willoughby and I am an actress Living in Bathurst Eastern Cape. Recently I put on my one woman show at THE STAGE in Bathurst. Neville Lance took photos of the production for me. They have all been instrumental in helping me market the play very successfully thanks to his work as people like to view what they're investing in. I have had lots of positive feedback from Neville's coverage.
Yours.
Corinne
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Dear Neville
I just wanted to thank you for the work you did at my Halloween concert with Selena and Corinne at The Stage on the 1st of November. The shots of the audience and guests, along with those of us performers turned out to be everything we hoped they would be, and will work out really well for the marketing campaign we have planned going forward. We will definitely contact you when next we have something specific we would like you to do for us.
Kind regards,
Kurt Donald
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On our company’s second visit to the Stage Theatre-on-the-Green, Bathurst we played two totally contrasting shows - an ABBA tribute, ‘Crazy for ABBA’ and an Irish ‘Paddy’s Pub Night’. Fortunately for us, Neville was available with his roving camera and caught an array of delightful, sparkling moments from both performances. Neville provided a great selection of his photographs from both shows and we have used a few for our future marketing.
Quite frankly, Neville’s quality photographs have been invaluable to the success of our current productions.
Kath McClelland & Paul Spence
Co-Directors - Kath&Crew
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HISTORIC BATHURST is an NPO whose purpose is to maintain and preserve the Historic Sites in the village of Bathurst. This costs money and raising funds is a continuous process. An entrance fee is charged for Bradshaws’ Mill and the Historic Trails, organised by Nick Cowley, bring in a steady flow of funds. Increasingly the group is becoming dependent on fundraising events combined with raffles and appeals. The two main events are a Sunset Piper at the Toposcope, close to the winter solstice, and Music at the Mill on Heritage day. The popularity of both events is dependant on good publicity and in recent years we have asked Neville to take photographs which have been used for that purpose. He has also produced excellent pictorial reports on smaller events for our local newspapers in Port Alfred and surrounds. In addition, he is effectively the official photographer at the Bathurst Agricultural Show and the Bathurst Country Affair. His photography is excellent and he has an aptitude for getting the right shot of key activities and making the most of the available light. The Daily Maverick frequently select his photos for publishing.
Neville can be highly recommended for his photography and his entertaining style of reporting. We are fortunate to have someone with these skills and professionalism living in the village, and willing to help.
I hope that you are able to provide Neville with some interesting and worthwhile assignments.
Kind regards
Tom Barrett
(Chairman of Historic Bathurst)
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Dear Neville
Thank you so much for your photo's for our Halloween show at The Stage in Bathurst!
Your photo's captured some very special moments! They also they captured the atmosphere of the evening in the way they were carefully shot.
You provide a very professional service and always with a smile on your face.
Many thanks and huge appreciation.
Selena Grant