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For those that are interested in being part of this production, whether on the boards or part of the production crew.
Then this is for you.
This is an outline of the show, with all the characters needed to put on this fabulous play!
Note the audition dates, and the brief descriptions of the characters.
If you feel one of these roles, cast or crew, would suit you…….. Go on give it a go!!
Note also the rehearsal schedule and the key dates.
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The Offord Players
Proudly Present
Alan Ayckbourn’s
A CHORUS OF DISAPPROVAL
Production Dates 16th – 18th May 2019
Set in the present time, a shy North Country Widower attempts to escape from his loneliness by joining his local Amateur Light Operatic Society! By accident, rather than by design, (in fact by not being able to say “No” to anything be it a request to obtain confidential information from his Company or an offer of illicit sex!) he advances from a one-line part to the Leading Role!
As the Play unfolds, Ayckbourn skillfully draws parallels between John Gay’s “The Beggar’s Opera”, and the day-to-day activities of the Amateur Society Members who are performing it. Throughout the play the Characters keep us entertained as they bound from one rehearsal to the next and keep us laughing as their real-life dramas seem to be bought to life on the stage more than their actual parts are!
Will the tuneful Musical Director Mr Ames be able to learn all the Score in time?
Will any of the Cast Members ever remember their lines?
Will introverted Lead Role Guy Jones really be able to pull it off?
Will despairing Director Daafydd ap Llewellyn ever get his show off the ground?
This fast-paced play is guaranteed to leave you on an exhausted high!
AUDITION DATES: Sunday 3rd February 2019 (7:00pm – 9:30pm)
Tuesday 5th February 2019 (7:30pm – 9:30pm)
PERFORMANCE DATES: Thursday 16th May 2019
Friday 17th May 2019
Saturday 18th May 2019
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CHARACTERS: Guy Jones Widower (Male / 50-60)
Dafydd ap Llewellyn Director (Male / 50-60)
Hannah Llewellyn Directors’ Wife (Female / 50-60)
Bridget Baines Landlords’ Daughter (Female / 20-30)
Mr Ames Rehearsal Pianist (Male / 40-50)
Enid Washbrook Society Member (Female / 50-60)
Rebecca Huntly-Pike Society Member (Female / 40-50)
Fay Hubbard Society Member (Female / 30-40)
Ian Hubbard Society Member (Male / 30-40)
Jarvis Huntley-Pike Society Member (Male / 40-50)
Ted Washbrook Society Member (Male / 50-60)
Crispin Usher Society Member (Male / 20-30)
Linda Washbrook Society Member (Female / 20-30)
Cast List
GUY JONES – Widower (Male / 50-60)
Shy and reserved, quite the people pleaser, Guy grows in confidence as the play progresses
DAFYDD AP LLEWELLYN – Director (Male / 50-60)
Animated, loud and oblivious to people’s feelings, Dafydd is shocked when his wife tells it as it is
HANNAH LLEWELLYN – Directors’ Wife (Female / 50-60)
Down trodden wife and unappreciated mother, Hannah has had enough and finally stands up to Dafydd
BRIDGET BAINES – Landlords’ Daughter (Female / 20-30)
Unrefined, unimpressed and under no illusions, Bridget is a fiery pocket-rocket and she’s gonna blow!
MR AMES – Rehearsal Pianist (Male / 40-50)
Reliable, dependable but easily distracted, Mr Ames sees all and hears all but keeps himself to himself
REBECCA HUNTLY-PIKE – Society Member (Female / 40-50)
A stalwart pillar of the community knows everything about everyone and gets preoccupied with gossip
JARVIS HUNTLY-PIKE – Society Member (Male / 40-50)
Quite disinterested in “office politics” likes to amuse himself with his annoyingly endless “wit”
FAY HUBBARD – Society Member (Female / 30-40)
Flirty, attention seeking and disloyal to her husband, Fay loves it when a new Kid comes to Town!
IAN HUBBARD – Society Member (Male / 30-40)
Business man, self-important is probably there to keep tabs on; or keep up with; his provocative wife!
TED WASHBROOK – Society Member (Male / 50-60)
Quite, non-confrontational and quite the gentleman, Ted is diplomatic no matter what the situation
ENID WASHBROOK – Society Member (Female / 50-60)
Meek and mild if not slightly dithery, Enid is ever humble and apologetic
LINDA WASHBROOK – Society Member (Female / 20-30)
Daughter to Ted and Enid Linda is a down-to-earth kind of girl who’s quietly impressed by Crispin
CRISPIN USHER – Society Member (Male / 20-30)
Quite the Society heart throb, Crispin is edgy, arrogant and can be undesirably outspoken
Rehearsal Schedule
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MONTH
|
DATE |
LOCATION |
PAGES |
| FEBRUARY | Sunday 3rd | Village Hall | AUDITION – 1 |
| Tuesday 5th | Village Hall | AUDITION – 2 | |
| Sunday 10th | Village Hall | Full Cast Read-Through | |
| Tuesday 12th | Church Room | ||
| Sunday 17th | Village Hall | ||
| Tuesday 19th | Village Hall | ||
| Sunday 24th | Village Hall | ||
| Tuesday 26th | Village Hall | ||
| MARCH | Sunday 3rd | Village Hall | |
| Tuesday 5th | Village Hall | ||
| Sunday 10th | Village Hall | ||
| Tuesday 12th | Church Room | ||
| Sunday 17th | Village Hall | BOOKS DOWN | |
| Tuesday 19th | Village Hall | ||
| Sunday 24th | Village Hall | ||
| Tuesday 26th | Village Hall | ||
| Sunday 31st | Village Hall | ||
| APRIL | Tuesday 2nd | Village Hall | |
| Sunday 7th | Village Hall | ||
| Tuesday 9th | Church Room | ||
| Sunday 14th | Village Hall | ||
| Tuesday 16th | Village Hall | ||
| Sunday 21st | – | NO REHEARSAL (Easter Sunday) | |
| Tuesday 23rd | Village Hall | ||
| Sunday 28th | Village Hall | ||
| MAY | Tuesday 30th | Village Hall | |
| Sunday 5th | Village Hall | DRESS / TECH | |
| Tuesday 7th | Village Hall | DRESS / TECH | |
| Sunday 14th | Village Hall | FULL RUN THROUGH | |
| 16th – 18th | Village Hall | PRODUCTION RUN | |
| Sunday 19th | Village Hall | BREAK SET |