Sunday 11 September 2016

Hobsons Choice

Hobsons Choice by Harold Brighouse was the club night play reading for September. It is a great story and great script and first performed in 1916. We'd love to put it on, but need to knock a few years off our collective ages. A Farndale version perhaps?

Speaking of which, I hope some other BP members got to see the Bridgnorth Musical Theatre Co's "Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild "Macbeth"" at the Castle Hall. It was an absolute hoot! They performed on the stage with lovely new curtains to boot. I enquired how they got their lighting set up (lighting bar at great height) - the answer is that they employ a company to provide all the lighting, instal and remove it. Mmmm.

October's club night play reading on Wednesday 5th at the Library, Listley Street is "Quartet" by Ronald Harwood.


Shakespeare Review review

The summer 2016 production involved lots of people and was well received. It is a great collection of Shakespeare spoofs with music (thanks Julian Brown) and songs.
Good point: lots of members involved; Cons: difficult to get everyone together to rehearse and few non actors left to cover all the production team roles, such as organising poster distribution. Good point: an excellent stage manager in newcomer, Liz Roseblade; Cons: with so many actors it must have been like herding cats! Congratulations Liz for all you did.
Castle Hall had plenty of space, but being the layout of the set on the flat imposed limits on the seating layout. 3 rows and the audience have a view, any more and they don't.
Shakespeared out - next production is "Dancing at Lughnasa" by Brian Friel late November 2016.