Archive for March 2023
Auditions: Snakeskin and Fur & Honeymoon Suite 12th and 25th April at 7.30pm
Two One Act Comedies
Scheduled: 20-24th June at 7.30 pm
If you are interested please email Moyra Brookes, [email protected] or just turn up on the night. Please let us know if you are interested but cannot make it so we can arrange a suitable time to see you
Snakeskin and Fur written and directed by Phillip Bingham
An Original play: Liberty is a hustler and is in search of a man to assist her with a scam. She’s racing against time to find someone so uses speed dating to interview as many men as quickly as possible! Here she meets Oscar, who is the best of a bad bunch and with reluctance they get together.He thinks its because of his charm and ability to sell himself. Liberty decides to set him a test and settles on a simple “short-con” to test him. She describes to him (and hence the audience) how it should work and what he should do. They then try to play it out…….
Characters;
Oscar: Playing age 30’s
Liberty: Playing age 30’s
Geoff: Male any age
Facilitator:Male or Female, any age
Barista:Male or Female, any age
Bartender: Male or Female, any age
Honeymoon Suite by Tony Layton
Directed by Moyra Brookes
Something Old Something New
Ageing and fading pop star Jet checks into the bridal suite with new wife Pat. She has been his PA for over 15 years and has seen it all. The marriage is, for him, a sham, a publicity stunt, not so for her. Francis the porter is an unwitting pawn in keeping the press at bay. During their stay they gradually make discoveries about each other with a surprising conclusion ……….
Characters
Jet: Middle aged faded rocker
Pat: 35-40 smart, quick witted PA to Jet
Francis: Wily, elderly Irish Porter
BLOS in association with The Nomads presents: Orpheus in the Underworld
Bookham Light Operatic Society in association with The Nomads presents:
Orpheus in the Underworld
Directed by Jackie Shearer, Musical Director Laura Brown, Choreographer Samantha Potten
Wed 24th to Sat 27th May at 7.30pm and Sat 27th May at 2.30pm
A comic operetta in three acts. From the original by Hector Cremieux and Ludovic Halvy Music by Jaques Offenbach, New book and lyrics by Phil Park, Music adapted and arranged by Ronald Hanmer
Tickets: Adults 17, Children under 16 £12
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International on behalf of Joseph Weinberger Ltd
The Bear & The Proposal (Part of the Sneeze) by Anton Chekhov translated and adapted by Michael Frayn
Two Hilarious Russian Farces
The Bear and The Proposal (part of The Sneeze)
by Anton Chekov, translated and adapted by Michael Frayn
The Bear Directed by Justin Cobb, The Proposal Directed by Murray Stephen
18-22 April at 8pm in the studio
Tickets £12
This amateur production of “The Sneeze” (featuring The Bear and The Proposal only) is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
The Bear: Grigory, a landlord has come to collect an outstanding debt but meets his match in the mourning widow, Elena, whose husband died 7 months ago. She has no money in the house , he won’t leave without it.This leads to a clash of wills. Can the butler get Grigory to leave before things get out of hand? How will it resolve itself? Come along and find out
The Proposal: A young Russian landowner goes to propose to his neighbour’s daughter. Apart from being a neurotic, hypochondriac he is very eligible and her father is delighted- so what could possibly go wrong? And what have two hunting dogs got to do with it?