Review of 2018 Season
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The 2018 season began with "Home" by David Storey. A beautiful, compassionate, tragic and darkly funny study of the human mind, is depicted by five seemingly unrelated characters meeting in an insignificant garden. They sit together and as they talk, the discussions turn towards anything that helps to pass the time – and the audience is gradually led towards a number of questions: where is Home, who are these people, what is their relationship among others. They are left to draw their own conclusions.
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It was certainly a challenge for both actors and director; the actors needing to draw out the humanity of the characters without falling into the pothole of becoming a stereotype of the person they portray and for the director making what could be a very static piece an interesting and dynamic show for the viewer. It was well received by the audience, but we will agree that it wasn’t – perhaps – to everyone’s taste.
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In May we held an Open Evening, with the aim to encourage and invite new members to join us. We had some interest and have welcomed a few new members this year. But to enable the club to continue to offer our audiences a lively, engaging and varied programme we need to continue to grow. As we don’t do open casting calls, the only way to be involved is to join us and we are particularly in need of male actors to join the fold. If you’re interested then please email southwelltheatreclub@gmail.com for details
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May was followed by the annual Southwell Fun Day on the Burgage in June. The Fun Day is fast becoming a fixed date in our calendar as it’s a great way to engage directly with the community and meet lots of local people. But it is a bit frustrating the number of times we’re told that they’ve not heard of us before!
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​Southwell Theatre Club’s autumn production was "The Late Edwina Black" by William Dinner and William Morum. Set in the early 1900's it tells the story of Gregory Black, who is preparing for his wife’s funeral, with the help of her companion and housekeeper. Not unlike JB Priestley’s ‘An Inspector Calls’ - the unexpected arrival of a police detective throws the household into disarray.
​Described by one audience member as a “Fabulous production … The cast portrayed a real sense of relationships unraveling, suspicion, misdirection and maintained suspense throughout all 3 acts.”
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And to bring the season to a close we had a "Murder at Cliff House", our annual murder mystery, which revolved around a group of bloggers and writers who were invited to a luxury weekend away. Of course, as is usually the case with one of our murder mysteries, nothing was quite as it seemed.
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We had some fantastic audiences join us for "Murder at Cliff House" many of whom proved to be more than competent amateur sleuths, successfully solving the mystery. We hope everyone who came enjoyed the shows as much as we enjoy putting them on for you.
Thank you if you came to one of our shows and we look forward to welcoming you to another show soon.
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Onwards to the 2019 season…
Posted 23.9.19
KF