Autumn 2010 -
Damsels in Distress
by Alan Ayckbourn
Tacchi-Morris, Taunton 9th - 13th November, Strode Theatre, Street 18th - 20th
In collaboration with Street
Theatre
Two plays, two theatres, two casts – one set, one director
This autumn, we're trying something different. In 2001,
Alan Ayckbourn wrote a trilogy of plays entitled Damsels in Distress,
conceived to use the same set. Mike
Linham has long cherished the ambition
to stage these plays, and this autumn Street Theatre and Taunton Thespians
are joining forces to realise that dream by staging two of the trilogy, GamePlan and RolePlay.
Rather than just doing the plays on the set in one theatre, we are going to be presenting them at both the Tacchi-Morris and at Strode, with all the technical issues that involves – building a set to fit two very different spaces, moving it across the county and rebuilding it in short order, running dress rehearsals for two casts... It's a challenge, but a very worthwhile one.
Thespians are going to be staging GamePlan and Street RolePlay.
If you need full details, the best source of synopses and background information
is the Alan Ayckbourn
web site. There will be a read through of RolePlay on the 26th
of July, with auditions on the 9th and 11th of August, in Street. GamePlan is
being read at The Place on July 29th and auditioned on August 3rd and
5th. Any changes will be posted here and on the Diary page