The nominations have been announced for the 2018 Bromley Theatre Guild Full Length Play Festival – and are available here: Nominations for 2018 BTG Festival
The winners will be announced at the Awards & Finals Night on Friday, 29 June 2018 at 7.30 p.m. at Keston Village Hall, Heathfield Road, BR2 6BA.
…at Theatre 62, West Wickham from 25th to 30th June
It’s 1984 and, as Prince says, ‘Let’s Go Crazy’. This witty, heart-warming and moving play features three fun-loving young women, house-sharing for the first time. They are each very different but it isn’t long before they are living in each other’s pockets. Together they can do anything.
But life has unexpected plans for them as their story unfolds over the next 25 years.
Di and Viv and Rose is a thoughtful exploration of friendship’s impact on life, and life’s impact on friendship.
Contact the Box Office here
…are taking place at Theatre 62, West Wickham, in July.
Read through
Thursday 19th July – 8.00 pm
Auditions
Tuesday 24th and Thursday 26th July – 8.00 pm
Rehearsal nights will be Tuesday and Thursdays starting in early Sept. There will be some Sunday rehearsals. Please note: the years below refer to the ages to be portrayed and are a guide.
Email: marshall.paul100@gmail.com if unable to attend audition dates
Posing as amateur musicians, Professor Marcus and his ruthless gang of criminal misfits rent rooms in the lopsided house of sweet but strict Mrs Wilberforce. The villains plot to involve her, unwittingly, in Marcus’ brilliantly conceived heist job. The police are left stumped but Mrs Wilberforce becomes wise to their ruse and Marcus concludes that there is only one way to keep the old lady quiet. With only her parrot, General Gordon, to help her, Mrs Wilberforce is alone with five desperate men. But who will be forced to face the music?
Characters
MRS LOUISA WILBERFORCE = Old lady. Sweet and unassuming. She has to interact with her parrot, General Gordon. Age: 70 + but female of any age welcome to audition.
PROFESSOR MARCUS = The leader of the group of would-be robbers. Devious yet disarmingly charming. Age: 40+ but again can be aged up.
MAJOR COURTNEY = A typical army type, gone through Eton and Sandhurst “What what”. Age: 50+
HARRY ROBINSON= Young “Spiv” and “teddy boy” type. Age: 20-30
ONE-ROUND = Ex boxer. Unfortunately as his name suggests famous for not winning in the first round. Big guy though and still tough. Age: 30-45
LOUIS HARVEY= The most sinister of the gang with an air of menace and trusting no one. Age 30s to early 50s.
CONSTABLE MACDONALD = Good old fashioned, solid, Bobby. Loves walking the beat and checking up on old ladies who’ll offer him a cuppa. Age: 30-50
MRS JANE TROMLEYTON
A friend of Mrs Wilberforce. Loves tea, cake and gossip. Age: 70+ but again can be aged up.
Mrs Wilberforce’s Guests: 5 Females who attend the musical soirée hosted by Mrs Wilberforce who have non-scripted parts, but make plenty of noise!
…are taking place at Theatre 62, West Wickham, on Sunday 1st July at 2.00 p.m. and Thursday 5th July at 7.30 p.m.
Plot
Mel Edison lives in an average New York apartment with his loving wife Edna. He’s got an average job, average clothes, average TV… Life’s just ticking along until the day he gets fired. Money becomes scarce, opportunities for a man chasing 50 are even more scarce and all this in the midst of a 1970’s heatwave when the temperatures roaring and the economy is crashing. Left with no choice but to pace the boards of his shrinking apartment, Mel’s mind begins to fall apart and it’s up to Edna to try and keep it all together.
This fantastic Neil Simon comedy is, for the most part, a great two hander for a couple of skilled performers. It is made all the more relevant today with topics such as mental health, class divide and materialism all bubbling under the surface.
Characters
Mel Edison – Male – 40-50 yrs. Very large role.
A neurotic New Yorker who’s hot temper hides his insecurities but even as he loses his mind his wit remains intact throughout. Mel has fallen into his life, he’s happy enough but dreams of something more. Throughout the play he becomes more and more unhinged and unpredictable. His moods swing from anger to empathy in the space of half a page. This is a great role for a performer looking to stretch their range.
Edna Edison – Female – 40-50 yrs. Very large role
She’s a chic but strong-willed woman who can be wife, matron and verbal sparring partner to Mel. Edna is the rock in Mel life. She is always there for him but as he falls apart we see she finds it harder and harder to keep him whole to the point that fractures begin to appear in her own sanity. This role would suit a performer with the ability to play many conflicting emotions beneath a gentle facade.
Harry Edison – Late 50s. Medium role
Mel’s big brother who incurs respect by his very presence. The acting head of the family and the one who got all the breaks, as far as Mel can see. He has an air of authority and superiority but underneath all that there’s a heart of gold… if you can find it!
Pearl, Jessie and Pauline: 40s – 50s. Small roles
Mel and Harry’s sisters. Family-centred, gossips, agony aunts and loyal to a fault. They will always put family first but years of being kept at a distance by Mel and Edna has not gone unnoticed.
PLEASE NOTE: the director will not be using a stage prompt during the performances.
If you have any questions, please contact the director, Wayne, via theatre62prompt@gmail.com
We are looking for a plastic or glass insect/fish/reptile tank. One is needed for the December 2017 production Comfort and Joy.
If you possess one, or know someone who does, please contact Sandie on 07971 415 680 or s.cambell5@btinternet.com.
Tanks a lot.
Audition details have been published for Theatre 62’s September production, Neighbourhood Watch by Alan Ayckbourn. See https://theatre62.wordpress.com/auditions/
Auditions are being held at Theatre 62 on Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th February for My Mother Said I Never Should. Audition details at http://www.theatre62.org.uk
Show dates are 1st to 6th May 2017
The performance dates of Theatre 62’s production of The 39 Steps have changed.
The dates are now Monday 13th to Saturday 18th Februart 2017 at 8.00 p.m
Auditions for The 39 Steps have been announced. See http://www.theatre62.org.uk.
Auditions are taking place on 10th, 11th, 14th October at Theatre 62. Show dates: 20-25 February 2017.
Based on the book and the 1935 Alfred Hitchcock film, The 39 Steps is a splendid mix of comedy, adventure, mystery and thriller. Richard Hannay is a bored London gentleman whose life suddenly becomes infinitely more interesting when a woman is murdered in his apartment. Who is she? Why did she take refuge with him? And what are the mysterious 39 Steps?
Framed for her murder, Hannay flees London for Scotland on a mission to find out the answers to these and other questions. Along the way he comes across an assortment of unusual and mysterious characters and is reluctantly accompanied by prim Pamela, who inadvertently finds herself handcuffed to Hannay. Will they save Britain from a den of devious spies?
A small cast plays countless characters in this wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy about an ordinary man on an extraordinarily entertaining.
