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A quick treat for you…
Very big apologies for the lack of posts – rehearsals have been great and keeping me busy. I’ll give you a more substantial post soon… In the meantime, by way of a small apology and to whet your appetite, here’s a few promotional images.
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“My balls are stuck!”
I’m a very happy bunny today, I must say! I may have a sore, hoarse throat and feel like I haven’t slept in a month, but the last couple of rehearsals have been, well, pretty darn fantastic. On my way to Sunday’s rehearsal I was mildly worried that we wouldn’t get everything done – we only had…
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The Tricksy Tale of Customer Services
Last time we spoke, Peter Westmacott had joined the cast, I told you a hilarious joke about a fish with no eyes that you told to all your friends (remember how she cried when you told her? and how he wished he was as funny as you?), and I had collected some props. Onto the next thrilling…
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Peter and the Props
(Not to be confused with Pete and the Pirates, Peter and the Wolf, or Dave) A busy few days have passed with a number of very good actors interested in taking on the role of Peter. As regular readers may be aware, on Saturday I auditioned Joe Burns, a talented young actor from Worthing. That evening I saw Private Lives at…
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38 days, 2 hours and 33 minutes…
…until ‘The Family’ opens on Thursday 8 October 2009 at 7.45pm (according to a little ticker on the Archway Theatre page for the play). Note to self: DO NOT CHECK THE TICKER EVERY 20 MINUTES – YOU WILL DO YOURSELF A MISCHIEF! Last week was a rather unusual and mildly stressful week – have a…
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From brilliant to bugger…
Apologies to those of you who have been eagerly awaiting the next instalment of ‘The Adventures of Bradley Barlow and the Play Wot He Wrote and Did’ – more regularity over the coming weeks I promise… I realise that I haven’t updated you on how rehearsals have been going since Pete Russell joined the cast.…
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Every cloud
It is with sadness that I report that Dan Woods has stepped down from playing Peter in The Family. As I’ve previously said, Dan is also appearing in Dick Barton in September and his schedules have meant that rehearsing for both show would have been difficult. The rest of the cast and myself would like to wish Dan the best of luck…
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All hands on deck!
So far the blog ‘announcements’ have focused on casting, but I can now give you some info on who’ll be assisting me on the backstage side of things. Mark O’Halloran has accepted the role of ‘Stage Manager’, his first at Archway. Ably assisting him is Louise Adams (she’s been a fantastic source of knowledge for me during this process)…
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Casting Announcement (the final piece of the jigsaw)
I am extremely pleased to announce that the role of Soldier has been taken by David Robson. David recently graduated from the The Southern Theatre Arts Centre and has been performing as an actor for many years, both as a student and professionally. David’s recent theatre credits include Demetrius in the five star rated Midsummer Nights Dream for the Brighton…
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(Slightly) Extended Run!
Tiny bit of exciting news – the decision has been made to extend the small run for The Family from two nights to three! This means that opening night will be Thursday 8th October 2009 at 7.45pm. The feeling is that we may be able to generate enough interest in the play to attract a wider audience. Ticket reservations haven’t…