Cast announced for Gaslight

Director Julia Ross has announced her cast for Gaslight, which will be on stage at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby at the end of October.

The cast is as follows:

Jack Manningham – Stephen Gillard

Bella Manningham – Laura Turner

Elizabeth, the housekeeper – Vicky Ashberry

Nancy, the parlour maid – Flo Harrison

Sergeant Rough – Jez Ashberry

Many thanks to everyone who attended the audition; it was very heartening to see such a lot of interest, and overall the standard was very high!

Auditions for Gaslight

Our next production will be Gaslight by Patrick Hamilton at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby in October.

An audition for this production will be held at 7:30pm on Tuesday 16th August at St Mary le Wigford Church Hall on
St Mary’s Street in Lincoln (LN5 7EQ) – next to the railway station.

Gaslight is a psychological thriller set in the late Victorian era. Characters are as follows:
 
Bella Manningham (F, mid 30s) 
Jack Manningham (M, mid 40s)
Sergeant Rough (M, 60s) 
Elizabeth, the housekeeper (F, 40s/50s)
Nancy, the parlour maid (F, 19)
 
Everyone is welcome to attend the audition whether you are a member of Common Ground Theatre Company or not. You might be vastly experienced or a complete novice!
 
If you have any questions please contact the director Julia Ross by emailing jlross51@gmail.com .

New committee elected

A new committee was elected at our annual meeting on 13th July 2022:

Chairman: Jez Ashberry
Secretary: Su Toogood
Treasurer: Fraya Grove
Technical: Kev Gillingham
Safeguarding & performing rights: Vicky Ashberry
Ordinary members: Tegh Ahuwalia, Anita Quigley.

Thanks to Elaine Howell who has stood down from the committee but is still involved in the company.

Tickets on sale for Ladies’ Day

We’re back on stage in May – and you can now buy your tickets to see Ladies’ Day by Amanda Whittington at the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby from 26th to 28th May 2022.

In this heart-warming comedy, life is one long, hard slog for the fish-filleting foursome Pearl, Jan, Shelley and Linda. But their fortunes are set to change when they head to Ladies’ Day at York Racecourse. Factory hairnets make way for fascinators as the four friends hit the races for an unforgettable day out.

Secrets are spilled with the champagne and friendships are tested to the limit. Yet as the day unfolds and tempers fray, their accumulator bet keeps quietly winning. If their luck and their nerve holds, the ladies could could hit the jackpot – and more.

Tickets cost £10 (£9 concessions) and can be pre-booked here.

Join us at our 20th birthday party

Update 12th November 2021: Sadly this event has been cancelled. Those who purchased tickets will receive a full refund.

We are so looking forward to our celebration fundraiser on Saturday 27th November and really hope that you will come and join us there!

If you have acted with us or been part of backstage or front of house; if you have been to any of our 35 productions and enjoyed it; if you want us to be able to continue as your local, high-quality theatre group – then please support this event.

As well as a quiz, there will be a short extract from Ladies’ Day – our next production at the Broadbent Theatre from 26th to 28th May 2022 – live music, a raffle and of course cheese, biscuits and wine.

The event takes places on Saturday 27th November 2021 from 7.30pm at St Swithin’s Community Centre, Croft Street, Lincoln.

Tickets cost £15 and must be booked and paid for in advance.

To book your place, please email common.ground@ntlworld.com or call Jez on 07780 735071.