The read through and auditions will take place on Sunday 17^th January from 7.30 pm in Brook Hall.

Rehearsals will start the following week. Rehearsal venues will be announced at the read through. Tuesdays are looking difficult in terms of venue hire so we may need to rethink the midweek night, possibly moving to a Wednesday, taking into account commitments to other shows.

If you can’t make the read through / auditions please contact Matthew Horton as it is likely that you can still be cast or be in the chorus.

A read-through will take place on Weds 26th August, 7.30pm, at Brook Hall, Ottershaw.

Open auditions will take place on Tuesday 1st September and Monday 7th September, both at 7.30pm, also at Brook Hall.

There are 15 named parts for ages 10 up to 80, so there should be something for everyone to try for.

A read-through will take place at The Castle pub, Brox Road, Ottershaw, on Weds 17th June from 8.00pm.
Auditions will follow at Brook Hall, Ottershaw, on Tues 23rd June, also at 8.00pm.

If you are unable to make the audition date and you wish to take part, please contact Hannah.

Synopsis:
Originally written for TV, Dennis Potter’s deceptively simple tale relates the activities of seven West-Country seven-year-olds on a summer afternoon during the Second World War, in a wood, a field and a barn.  The children (all played by adult actors) play, fight, fantasize and swagger, their aggressions, fears, hostilities and rivalries a microcosm of adult interaction.  Easy-going Willie tags along as burly Peter bullies gentle Raymond and is challenged by fair-minded John.  Plain Audrey is overshadowed by Angela’s prettiness and wreaks her angry frustrations on the boys.  All of them gang up on the terrified “Donald Duck” who, abused by his mother and ridiculed by his peers, plays his own dangerous game of pyromania which ends in tragedy.

The 51st Woking Drama Festival takes place 6th to 17th October 2009.  The Spelthorne Festival is the week after.

Originally written for TV, the tale relates the activities of 7 West Country 7-year olds on a summer afternoon during WW2. The children (all played by adult actors) play, fight, fantasise and swagger. All of them gang up on the terrified “Donald Duck” who, ridiculed by his peers and abused by his mother plays his own dangerous game of pyromania with tragic consequences.

Much hilarity and silliness until the final twist of this light hearted tale. The read-through will be held on 22nd April at Chobham Scout Hall starting at 7.30pm.  Auditions to follow the next week 29th April, same time, same place!

Sparkleshark and Fairytaleheart will be staged at Brook Hall, Ottershaw, on 23rd & 24th April, 2009.

Auditions take place on Monday 26th January, 8pm, at New Haw Community Centre.  All young members of the Players, and anyone else interested in joining, are very welcome.

A read-through of the play will be held on Monday 5th January, from 7.30pm, at New Haw Community Centre.  Drinks and nibbles will be provided!  So come along for a post-Christmas social.

This will be followed by auditions on Monday 12th January and Thursday 15th January, also at 7.30pm at New Haw CC.

I know that it seems very early, but we’re keen to get the auditions out of the way before Farrago rehearsals start, so that we can get straight into Razzle rehearsals when the Farrago has finished.

An pack with full details of the play, including the pieces we will be using at the audition,  can be downloaded from the following link:  On The Razzle – Audition Park.

The plays – English Made Simple, The Universal Language and Sure Thing - deal with language and communication and especially how this affects the ways that people meet and fall in love. The plays are quite theatrical—real “festival material”—yet also very funny, as those of us who gathered for the read-through at The Castle discovered.

Auditions were held on 13th July and the play has now been cast.  Congratulations to Graham Collier, Bill Jackson, Julia Stevens and Amanda Keating who have risen to the challenge.  A breakdown of their parts is on the All In The Timing page.

The play concerns a young, simple aristocrat who, after a visit from a palm-reader, decides he must murder one of his elderly relatives in order to secure his impending marriage.

An audition pack is available here. Please download a copy for an extract of the play, a full synopsis, character descriptions and audition/rehearsal details.

[NB. Large download. PDF format, approx. 2Mb. Unsuitable for dial-up connections. Contact Peter Moore for a paper copy if this is too big for you.]

Auditions will be held on Sundays 5th and 12th August, 6.30pm, at Brook Hall, Brox Road.