AUDITION FOR LADIES’ DAY

Oct 21, 2019

Our spring 2020 production will be the comedy Ladies’ Day by Amanda Whittington and we will be holding auditions in November.

We’re pleased to say that we will be returning to the Broadbent Theatre in Wickenby for the first time since 2008! The play will be staged from Thursday 23rd until Saturday 25th April 2020.

Ladies’ Day is set in a fish packing factory in Hull and York Races in June 2005 so the actors should speak with a Hull (or at least a Yorkshire) accent. Su Toogood will be directing.

Auditions will be held at the hall to the side of St Mary Le Wigford Church, St Mary’s Street, Lincoln LN5 7AR (next to the railway station) from 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th November.

Cast requirements (with probable playing ages) are:

Pearl, mid-50s
Jan, mid-40s
Shelley, mid-20s
Linda, early to mid-20s

There are six male roles which can be played by one man or several. We may share the roles among two or more actors:

Joe, supervisor to the ladies, probably mid-20s to 30s
Fred, a ticket tout, any age
Jim McCormack, a TV pundit, probably 50s
Patrick, an Irish jockey, early 20s
Kevin, a gambler, probably 40 to 50
Barry, a bookie, probably mid-50s

If you are unable to make the audition dates, or if you would like more information, please email common.ground@ntlworld.com

Su

NEW COMMITTEE ELECTED

Aug 4, 2019

A new committee was elected at our annual meeting on Thursday 1st August 2019.

The new committee is now as follows:

Chairman – Jez Ashberry
Secretary – Su Toogood
Treasurer – Fraya Grove
Technical – Kev Gillingham
Ordinary member – David Thew
Ordinary member – Elaine Howell

Our thanks go to Vicky Ashberry (outgoing treasurer) and Shelagh Gillingham for their help and support over the years.

For a copy of the minutes of the meeting please send an email to common.ground@ntlworld.com.

DIARY DATE: ANNUAL MEETING

Jul 15, 2019

We will be holding our Annual Meeting at 7.30pm on Thursday 1st August 2019 upstairs in the Magna Carta pub, 1 Exchequergate, Lincoln LN2 1PZ.

Items on the agenda will include election of the committee (currently Jez Ashberry Chair, Vicky Ashberry Treasurer, Fraya Grove Deputy Treasurer, Su Toogood Secretary, Kev Gillingham Technical Member, Shelagh Gillingham and David Thew). If you are interested in standing for the committee, please email us beforehand.

Subscriptions will also be agreed and be due (currently £15, with £10 for the unwaged).

Other items under discussion will be future productions and progress with ‘Waiting for Godot’ to be performed in The Room Upstairs at Lincoln Drill Hall from Wednesday 6th to Thursday 8th November 2019

Everyone is welcome – members, non-members and newcomers. If you are unable to attend but wish to raise anything under Any Other Business, please let Su know as soon as possible.

WAITING FOR GODOT CAST ANNOUNCED

Jul 7, 2019

We’re pleased to announced the cast for our autumn production of Waiting for Godot.

Vladimir – John Leighton
Estragon – Christopher Adams
Pozzo – Jez Ashberry
Lucky – Anthony Sexton
Boy – TBC

Rehearsals have begun and this classic absurdist drama can be seen in The Room Upstairs at Lincoln Drill Hall from 6th to 8th November 2019. David Thew is in the director’s chair.

If you’d like to get involved in any way please email us.

AUDITIONS FOR WAITING FOR GODOT

May 5, 2019

We will be holding two open auditions for Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett on Thursday 9th May 2019 and Wednesday 15th May 2019 in The Kennel at the Dog & Bone pub on John Street off Monks Road, Lincoln.

Auditions start at 7.30pm. There is no need to attend both auditions. You should ideally be familiar with the script but there is no need to prepare an audition piece.

Waiting to Godot will be performed in The Room Upstairs at Lincoln Drill Hall from 6th to 8th November 2019. The play requires four adult male actors and one boy and the director will be David Thew.

For more information please email us.