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Festivals play – cast announced

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After Midnight – Before Dawn   
A play by David Campton, directed by Cliff Francis
Set in a 16th century prison cell on the night before the  execution of 6 witches, After Midnight – Before Dawn explores the anxieties of each on their last night, and accelerates to a shocking and stunning climax when the central character declares that she will not be hanged in the morning. 
The production will be performed at the Settlement on the 11th April, and will also be taken to the Sawston, Barton and Welwyn festivals – exact dates and details to be confirmed.

The cast is as follows. Many thanks to all those who auditioned.

Calm Woman – Sonia Weston

Neat Woman – Amy Walker

Old Woman – Hazel Jacobs

Girl – Abigail Sage

Man – Graeme Bussey

Boy – Stephen Charles

Audition notice

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Hi

I will be holding auditions for the 2015 Festival Play in the Settlement Green room at 11.00am on Sunday 11 January 2015.

The play is called After Midnight, Before Dawn by David Campton and is set in a 16th century prison cell and is about the last night before execution of 6 witches. It needs 6 persons, ideally 4 women & 2 men. It invloves the anxieties of each on their last night, and accelerates when the central character declares that she will not be hanged in the morning. It develops as each explores how this one person is so assured she can beat the gallows and the rest want to know how and can they do so too. It builds from a slow start to a shocking and stunning climax.

The play will require period costume, manacles for all, no set other than blacks and 2 benches, very little light but lots of character driven atmosphere. An interesting and different piece that will be both a challenge and hugely satisfying.

The Sawston Festival is on 19-21 March 2015, plus you need to be available for the April one act play evening at The Settlement,11th April, and a date in late April at the Bedford Festival.

Happy new year to you all

Cliff Francis

Our February Production

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We are pleased to annouce the cast for our February production
19-21st February 2015 at The Little Theatre, Letchworth Settlement

My Own Show a comedy by Lesley Bruce

Directed by Pat Baskerville

Fay                Hazel Jacobs

Jude              Jo Roskilly

Gillian            Alison Muir

Bollards         Valerie Barber

Karen             Amy Walker

Fay, hostess of the TV chat show “Frankly Fay”.  is worried that her career is on the wane and is mortified to be reunited, on the set of This is Your Life, with an old school friends she’s been avoiding for years.  Fay attempts to turn this meeting to her advantage with surprising results.   Themes on the fickle nature of fame, the difficulties faced by women in the media and the vagaries of friendship are dissected hilariously in this sly and witty comedy.

 

Cast for The Taming of the Shrew

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We are pleased to announce the cast for our November production, The Taming of the Shrew


Katherine – Samantha Powell
Bianca – Crystal Anderson
Baptista Minola – Rymer Rigby
Hortensio – Ivan Phillips
Gremio – Douglas Harding
Lucentio – Stephen Charles
Tranio – David Smith
Biondello – Any Walker
Vincentio – Vince Cook
Grumio – Stuart Cocks
Curtis – Jo Roskilly
Widow – Pat Phillips
Pedant – Jim Anderson
Tailor/Haberdasher – Alison Muir
Entourage – Alison Muir, Jo Roskilly, Jen Groves, Jim Anderson, Hazel Stride, Cliff Francis, Pat Baskerville

 Directed by Cliff Francis

Cast for Tis Folly To Be Wise

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We are pleased to announce the cast for our September production, Tis Folly To Be Wise

Martine Dobson – Amy Walker
Colin Wilder – David Smith
Rebecca Porter – Jo Roskilly
Steve Porter – Douglas Harding

Directed by Jim Anderson