The Family
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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…
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Rehearsal #1
The date: Saturday 1st August 2009. The time: 10am. The venue: Archway Studio Function Room. The reason? The first rehearsal for The Family!! Over the last few days I’ve had a lot of people ask me “Ooh, how did it go?”. I stand there. I look at them. And I have a little think. “Yeah, it…
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More casting news!
What a brilliant start to the day! I am very pleased to announce that this morning Mandy Humphrey agreed to join the cast of ‘The Family’ as Beth, the sister of main character Peter. Mandy will be playing a pivotal role in the play and I’m absolutely delighted that I shall be working with her. You may have seen…
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Casting announcement
I am extremely pleased to announce two confirmed cast members for ‘The Family’. Yesterday afternoon I was being a bit cryptic regarding the casting of Emma as I wanted to ensure that the unsuccessful candidates had been informed. Ella Sowton read the part beautifully in Monday’s audition and, having seen her brilliant portrayal of Nancy from ‘Oliver Twist’ in Archway Theatre’s Young…
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It’s audition time!!
I ended the last post on a cliffhanger about the auditions and, before I knew it, the evening of auditions was upon us! Last night (Monday 20 July 2009) in the Archway Theatre Bar, a small group of us had a bit of a readthrough of the first act of the play. One of the…
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The Second Workshop
Has it really been that long since my last post? Oh dear, I knew wouldn’t be very at this ‘regular’ thing!! On the assumption that at least one person is reading this, apologies for keeping you waiting! When I started writing this blog I wanted to make sure I was honest and upfront about the…
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The original inspiration
I’ve realised that I haven’t yet uploaded the painting that originally inspired The Family – and here it is. Painted by Paula Rego, The Family tells the story of a father returning home and being manhandled by the females in his family. The narrative is ambiguous with the viewer unsure if the man is being helped…
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The First Workshop
First off – crikey, over a month since my last post?! And back to business… Today was my first opportunity to get ‘The Family’ into a public domain. I was extremely grateful to have a bunch of actors come along to a workshop I held with the intention to explore the play in a bit…
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What a week!
Quite a few developments this week – I finally completed a full first draft of the script (more on that in a sec), a production page has been created on the Archway Theatre website, and I’ve got the ball rolling on workshop dates and actors. So the full first draft has been done and delivered to a…