It is with great sadness that the Settlement Players received news this week that Joyce Elson had passed away at the age of 96.
Joyce was very much a superstar in the history of the Players, having credits spanning six decades and appearing on stage in an amazing 108 productions.
There are some fantastic images of Joyce in the Players archive,  with the images from the 50s and 60s having a golden age of Hollywood quality to them.
The Players thoughts go out to her family and friends.

Tickets now on sale.

Frederick Knott’s tense psychological thriller, Wait Until Dark, is the story of Susy Hendrix, a blind women living in Notting Hill Gate in 1971 who unwittingly possesses a doll filled with illicit drugs.  A mysterious Mr Roat coerces two ex-cons into an elaborate game of deception to retrieve the doll from Susy.  A battle of wits ensues as Susy with unexpected help turns the tables, resulting in a terrifying confrontation

The Little Theatre, Letchworth Settlement, 229 Nevells Road,
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UB
Thursday 15^th ,Friday 16^th and Saturday 17^th June 2023, 
Curtain Open 7.45pm

Tickets £10 Available from online box office or David’s Music (cash only), Eastcheap, Letchworth

Wait Until Dark plays on the themes of darkness and light as Susy navigates through her sightless world, and the criminals signal with light.  These themes appear in many forms, from the intense characters and complex deceptions to the lighting of the show itself. So prepare to have your sense of unease turned up to 10 as we Wait Until Dark.
A rehearsal picture to get you in the mood….

Either at Davids Music, cash only, or online at the settlement players online box office.

Frederick Knott’s psychological thriller is the story of Susy Hendrix, a blind women living in Notting Hill Gate in 1971, who unwittingly possesses a doll filled with illicit drugs. A brutal criminal coerces two ex-convicts into helping him with an elaborate con to retrieve the doll from Susy.  A battle of wits ensues as Susy with help from an unexpected source, launches a counterplot against the criminals, that ends with a terrifying confrontation.

Cast announcement : Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, 
15th-17th June 2023 at the Little Theatre, Settlement.
 
Frederick Knott’s tense psychological thriller is the story of Susy Hendrix, a blind women living in Notting Hill Gate in 1971, who unwittingly possesses a doll filled with illicit drugs. A brutal criminal coerces two ex-convicts into helping him with an elaborate con to retrieve the doll from Susy.  A battle of wits ensues as Susy with help from an unexpected source, launches a counterplot against the criminals, that  ends with a terrifying confrontation.

Tickets available from early May.

The cast, in order or appearance

•    Mike – Ivan Phillips

•    Croker – Stephen Charles

•    Roat – Hamish Robb

•    Susy Henderson – Jo Roskilly

•    Sam Henderson – Vince Cook

•    Gloria – Jess Landy

•    First Police Officer – Jaqueline McDonald

•    Second Police Officer – Grae Kelly

The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Little Theatre, Letchworth Settlement, 229 Nevells Road,
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UB
Thursday 9^th Friday 10^th and Saturday 11^th March 2023.   
3 performances at 7.45pm and a Saturday Matinee at 2.30pm.

Tickets £10 Available from online box office or David’s Music, Eastcheap, Letchworth

Prasuble.mp4 – Google Drive

The Importance Of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde
The Little Theatre, Letchworth Settlement, 229 Nevells Road,
Letchworth Garden City, SG6 4UB
Thursday 9^th Friday 10^th and Saturday 11^th March 2023.   
3 performances at 7.45pm and a Saturday Matinee at 2.30pm.

Tickets £10 Available from online box office or David’s Music, Eastcheap, Letchworth

AUDITION NOTICE – Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott

I am directing the Settlement Players June production, Wait Until Dark by Frederick Knott, this year. The performance dates are Thursday 15^th, Friday 16^th and Saturday 17^th June 2023.

This play is a very tense thriller about a blind lady being terrorised in her flat by a gang of ruthless criminals who are trying to recover a doll containing a package of heroin which has been brought, unknowingly, from Amsterdam by her photographer husband.

Written by Frederick Knott, who also wrote Dial M for Murder, the play was turned into a movie starring Audrey Hepburn and Alan Arkin in 1967.

This brilliant script offers huge challenges and will stretch your acting abilities to levels that you didn’t know that you were capable of.
The parts in order of appearance are.

Mike – A conman recently released from prison
Croker – A second conman also recently released from prison
Roat – A sinister killer
Susy Henderson – A blind lady
Sam Henderson – Her photographer husband
Gloria – A young girl who lives upstairs
First Police Officer
Second Police Officer

The auditions will be held in the main hall at the Settlement at 8pm on Wednesday 15^th March and at 6pm on Sunday 19^th March. I very much hope to see you at one of these auditions.
If you can’t make one of these dates but want to be considered, or you want more information ahead of time, please don’t hesitate in getting in touch with me at jim.anderson@sky.com or on 07963 467 398.

Jim Anderson