Wellington Theatre Company’s production of But Why Bump Off Barnaby?, which delighted audiences at the Arts Centre in April, has been nominated for two awards.
It is up for Best Effects and Best Stage Management with Somerset Fellowship of Drama and the winners are due to be announced this Friday.
Now the company are taking the first steps towards their next production – which promises a move in a new direction.
WTC report: “After several years of murder and mayhem, Wellington Theatre Company’s next show – Ladies in Lavender – promises to be an evocative, heart-warming story of unfulfilled dreams and unrequited love, along with many laugh-out loud moments.
“Based on the hit film screenplay by Charles Dance starring Judi Dench and Maggie Smith and on the original short story by William J. Locke, Ladies In Lavender tells the tale of two sisters, Ursula and Janet, who live in a close-knit fishing village in picturesque Cornwall in 1936.
“When a handsome and talented young Polish violinist bound for America is washed ashore the Widdington sisters take him under their wing and nurse him back to health. However, the presence of the mysterious young man disrupts their peaceful lives and the community in which they live.”
The play will be at Wellington Arts Centre from Wednesday, 7th April, to Saturday 10th April but the process starts with a read through at the Arts Centre on Thursday, 19th November (7.30pm).
Audition dates are Sunday, 22nd November, from 10am to 1pm, and Sunday, 29th November, from 2pm to 5pm
Rehearsals will run from Friday, 29th January, then every Tuesday and Friday with a few Sundays
WTC provided the following guidelines for those interested in being involved in the production:
Parts for mature actors and a younger male and female
- Janet & Ursula Widdington – the two sisters central to the story, both similar ages. Ursula is a spinster, a little more naive and vulnerable, with Janet, a widow, somewhat more worldly-wise / ‘sensible’ of the two.
- Andrea Morowski – the young Polish violinist. Ability to play the violin not necessarily needed! A few words spoken in Polish, and some German
- Dorcas – Janet and Ursula’s maid-of-all-work. Provides most of the comedy.
- Olga Daniloff – a young, Russian painter who is visiting Cornwall . She happens to be the sister of a famed concert violinist
- Dr Mead – He’s a stoic traditional Englishman, perhaps a little cynical, but probably, fundamentally a good person, and will need to be a similar age to the sisters.
To register your interest, or for further details, please email: pennybradnum@gmail.com.