With regret we have had to postpone our upcoming production of Gaslight.
We had a short rehearsal timescale to begin with and Covid affected various members of the cast and crew, with the result that we lost three weeks from the rehearsal schedule.
Rather than go on stage undercooked we have postponed the production until 2nd to 4th March 2023. For more details and how to book tickets visit our Forthcoming Productions page.
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!
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 .
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.
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.
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