Rise of the Resistibles

The cast list is out:
(in alphabetical order)

Nicola Allen - Ted Ragg
Joseph Cohen - Guiseppe Givola
Pat Croughan - Ignatius Dullfeet/Sheet/Bowl and others
Paul Dyson - Dogsborough
Dominick Fanning - Butcher
Robin Goodchild - Emmanuele Giri
Tim James - Arturo Ui
John Lomas - Ernesto Roma
Mike Luckett - Defence Counsel
Jacqs Ludgate - Betty Dullfeet
Charlotte Mabey - Dockdaisy
John Rivers - Caruther
Nicky Rope - Hook
Simon Shorrock - Clark
Ralf Togneri - O'Casey/the Actor
Christopher Warren - Flake/the Judge
Martin Whately - Goodwill/Gaffles/James Greenwool
Stafford Wilson - Mulberry/Dogsborough Jr

Janet Brinnand - Assistant Producer
John Cousins - Set Designer
Tom Hamilton-James - Set Construction
Raychel Hills - Producer
Susan Howe - Stage Manager
Richard Newman - Lighting Designer
Pia Pispa - Costumes
Paul Rotton - Props
Richard J Thomas - Director

We're Ready to Rise

Well the auditions are over, and Raych and I have done the marathon task of putting names to names. By midnight last night we'd finished. The list is winging its way to the Kelvin Committee right now and I'll be able to give the relevant people the nod fairly soon.

Watch this space...

Readthrough and Auditions

The formation of the Resistibles:

Thanks to all who came to read the play and audition. I for one had tremendous fun. The standard was exceptionally high and an image of the Resistibles is starting to form...

Casting decisions will be made after I've seen the final auditonees on Tuesday 25th October (call me if you suddenly want to come and have a go but missed the first two, or even just turn up at 7.30 at the Studio). Once the list has been approved by the Committee we will have a full-blown cast!

The first readthrough as a cast will be held at 4pm on Sunday 30th October. On the following Monday 31st, at 7.30pm, we will be having a two-hour accent session with Bristol University's very own Gary Owston - accent-meister extraordinaire - to obliterate the burr. Blocking rehearsals will then begin on Tuesday or Thursday that week (depending on who's available when), and Sunday 6th November. They'll continue in that pattern until the Christmas break and then we'll really get stuck in in January.

Any questions, don't hesitate to ask me.