Lewes Theatre Club
Productions
Club Director's Notes
Sweeney Todd the Barber Semi Detached Rosencrantz meets Inspector Hound The Arsonists Man of the Moment Oh! What a Lovely War Only Free Men
Sweeney Todd the Barber Semi Detached Rosencrantz meets Inspector Hound The Arsonists Man of the Moment Oh! What a Lovely War Only Free Men
2008 - 2009
- 1970-01-01
- Director: Victoria Thompson
This season is entitled "Rogues Gallery" for reasons which will become obvious as it progresses.
We begin with the Demon Barber Sweeney Todd, chosen because of its genre, melodrama, as a vehicle for our talented Youth to sing, snarl and finesse their way through the now familiar piece, who needs Johnny Depp? Matt Haynes directs. The policy of giving our younger members a showcase to demonstrate their skills and commitment remains central to LTC.
We follow on with Semi Detached directed by Stella Stone. The production will aim at another theatrical genre, not often explored on stage, surrealism. The cast is a strong one headed by Christine Murphy and Adrian Bowd, together for the first time as the couple whose snobbery nearly causes their downfall. They are ably abetted by a distinguished cast of new and familiar faces.
In December Club Director Victoria Thompson offers the musical play Blood Brothers. Members will be aware of the success of the play in the West End and new arrangements by Tim Costello (who wrote the score for Sweeney Todd) will give musical director Roger Roser scope to delight. The cast has attracted several new acting and singing talents in line with our policy of bringing new personnel to LTC. This play will be staged in contemporary style yet with Willy Russels social intention as appropriate now as 40 years ago. We trust the audience will remember the icon whose name is much referred to, Marilyn Monroe.
Returning production director Joyce Fisher directs The Arsonists, previously known as The Fireraisers by Max Frisch. This production is an essentially poignant one for Joyce and her family as their own home was virtually destroyed by an arsonist. How brave then to confront the issue and enable us both laugh and shiver as we see the process at work in the home of one for whom fire is his greatest terror.
What other Little Theatre would put a swimming pool on stage? New director Keith Gilbert directs Man of the Moment by Alan Ayckbourn, another of his dark comedies where one is not quite sure of the motives of all the characters.
Oh! What a Lovely War marks the celebration of our 70th anniversary. Directed by Pat Shrimpton this anti-war catalogue of military incompetence and British stoicism in the face of so much horror reminds us of the ethical stance adopted by our founder, the Reverend Kenneth Rawlings, a pacifist at a time when it was roundly condemned.
Two weeks later, although not part of the LTC season, we welcome the return of Only Free Men by local playwright, V R Morse. This play debuted at LTC and has since played professionally in Brighton, is destined for London and Tehran and explores how relevant the political and social correctness which we all espouse is in the face of a possible terrorist threat to our children. How would we react? What tactics would we employ? The play is one of the central tenants of the Tom Payne Festival staged by Radical Lewes to celebrate the life and works of a man who lived and died to give us all the opportunity to speak freely.
We begin with the Demon Barber Sweeney Todd, chosen because of its genre, melodrama, as a vehicle for our talented Youth to sing, snarl and finesse their way through the now familiar piece, who needs Johnny Depp? Matt Haynes directs. The policy of giving our younger members a showcase to demonstrate their skills and commitment remains central to LTC.
We follow on with Semi Detached directed by Stella Stone. The production will aim at another theatrical genre, not often explored on stage, surrealism. The cast is a strong one headed by Christine Murphy and Adrian Bowd, together for the first time as the couple whose snobbery nearly causes their downfall. They are ably abetted by a distinguished cast of new and familiar faces.
In December Club Director Victoria Thompson offers the musical play Blood Brothers. Members will be aware of the success of the play in the West End and new arrangements by Tim Costello (who wrote the score for Sweeney Todd) will give musical director Roger Roser scope to delight. The cast has attracted several new acting and singing talents in line with our policy of bringing new personnel to LTC. This play will be staged in contemporary style yet with Willy Russels social intention as appropriate now as 40 years ago. We trust the audience will remember the icon whose name is much referred to, Marilyn Monroe.
Returning production director Joyce Fisher directs The Arsonists, previously known as The Fireraisers by Max Frisch. This production is an essentially poignant one for Joyce and her family as their own home was virtually destroyed by an arsonist. How brave then to confront the issue and enable us both laugh and shiver as we see the process at work in the home of one for whom fire is his greatest terror.
What other Little Theatre would put a swimming pool on stage? New director Keith Gilbert directs Man of the Moment by Alan Ayckbourn, another of his dark comedies where one is not quite sure of the motives of all the characters.
Oh! What a Lovely War marks the celebration of our 70th anniversary. Directed by Pat Shrimpton this anti-war catalogue of military incompetence and British stoicism in the face of so much horror reminds us of the ethical stance adopted by our founder, the Reverend Kenneth Rawlings, a pacifist at a time when it was roundly condemned.
Two weeks later, although not part of the LTC season, we welcome the return of Only Free Men by local playwright, V R Morse. This play debuted at LTC and has since played professionally in Brighton, is destined for London and Tehran and explores how relevant the political and social correctness which we all espouse is in the face of a possible terrorist threat to our children. How would we react? What tactics would we employ? The play is one of the central tenants of the Tom Payne Festival staged by Radical Lewes to celebrate the life and works of a man who lived and died to give us all the opportunity to speak freely.
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Rosencrantz meets Inspector Hound
By: Tom StoppardDirector: Victoria Thompson
12/12/08 - 20/12/08
Main Theatre