Little Shop of Horrors Photos
We were, once again, thrilled to have Andy Jones from Shooting Pixels come down to grab some amazing photos of our current production, Little Shop of Horrors.
We were, once again, thrilled to have Andy Jones from Shooting Pixels come down to grab some amazing photos of our current production, Little Shop of Horrors.
Anyone who has enjoyed The Play that Goes Wrong will know the sort of mayhem to expect!
These Coarse Acting plays will be performed at The Arts Centre from Wed 7th – Sat 10th September, under the title “A 3 Box Set”, with rehearsals on Tuesdays and Fridays from mid-June.
The audition dates are now Monday 30th May and Thursday 9th June, 7.30, at The Arts Centre.
A Fish in Her Kettle is a traditional French Farce with a twist – as the simple lack of a door handle causes the disaster as most of the cast find themselves trapped on’stage when the door jams.
Streuth – a take on the classic play Sleuth. This is a crime story that not even Agatha Christie would have dared to write, and it gets itself into such confusion that it is doomed, apparently, to perpetual motion: but the Coarse Actors struggle gamefully on throughout.
Present Slaughter – a Noel Coward spoof of Present Laughter, where the play collapses because of one unlucky slip of the leading man, who cuts his wrist when he collides with a tableful of glasses.
Feel free to audition for parts in more than one play, as they are all quite short, but the more, the merrier!
Contact pennybradnum@gmail.com for more info .
List of characters
Streuth ( a drawing room murder mystery )
The inspector (M/F) Main protagonist in this story. (Could possibly be female.)
Mr. D’arcy (M) The victims brother. Speaks lines too fast.
Mrs. D’arcy (F) Lady of the house but sadly fails to disguise her common accent
Hubert. (M) The D’arcy’s son. Wooden and possibly older than his father. Reads lines throughout
The Major (M) Stock retired military man. Tweeds and a stuck on moustache.
James (M) Aged retainer. Rough westcountry accent.
Vicar / Rupert (M) Villain and clergyman.
Sergeant (M) Might not even turn up! Could be female
Cook (F) Speaks her ‘common’ lines with cut glass tones.
Prompt (M/F) Plays the prompt. (Bit obvious that)
Present Slaughter
Pianist (M/F) If we can find a real one that would be good. We can do the play without one though
Oliver (M) Suave and sophisticated. Needs to do a pratfall though.
Antoine (M) Valet come waiter.
Mimi (F) French maid. Needs to faint, collapse on the floor to a less than flattering position.
Lavina (F) Old flame of Oliver. Graceful. Spends a lot of time protecting her evening gown.
Binky (M) Fails to make it on stage. Just needs to take a bow at the end.
Bunny (F) Same as Binky
Doctor (M/F) No lines, just on at the end.
A fish in her kettle ( A French farce )
Felix (M) The Valet. Needs to do pratfall. Needs pace. Best for younger person.
Antoinette (F) French maid. Not necessarily fitting for the role.
Victor (M) the master opf the house. Oozes smarm. Acts as if he is alone on stage.
Henri (M) Doctor, myopic, causes havoc.
Eugenie (F) Lady of the chateau.
Captain Bidet (M/F) A stage hand roped in to cover. Plays French Captain with Scots accent and book
Lucille (F) Lover of Victor. Plays with scouse / Brum / Devon accent.
Count Otto (M) German Count.
Cook (F) Just needs to rush on and off with a cake.
The band (M/F) An ensemble of musicians. Only one speaks ( one line )
Prompt (F) Can’t do coarse acting without one really. Has one line.
The Pantomime Group have released the audition information for Once Upon A Time in Pantoland.
(Indicated genders are guidelines for casting. Many roles could be played by actors of any gender. Oh yes they could!)
Spirit of Pantomime (F) Ultimate good-fairy full to the brim of pantomime cheer
Tommy Tickle (M) Comic,
Tiffany Tickle’s Son
Talullah Tickle (M) Dame, kind & caring owner of the local joke shop
Tilly Tickle (F) Fiery young woman with passion, integrity and determination
King Charming (M) A miserable King who hates happiness & joy
Prince Willy (M/F) A young prince desperate to break free from his father
PC Pete Potter (M) A cheerful police inspector keen to serve the community
Baxter (M/F) Policeman’s faithful dog companion
Mouldywart (F/M) The wicked witch that plights the kingdom
Snitch (M/F) Mouldywart’s sneaky cat
Fairy Grandmother (F) An elderly, retired fairy based on Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother
Debbie (F) Organised and officious, PA to the Fairy Grandmother
Flaky Pastry (F) Friend of Tilly, Pupil at the Fairy Academy, happy but a bit Flaky
SUPPORTING ROLES (M/F)
Villager 1 – Villager 2 – Villager 3 – Villager 4 – Postal Worker
Peter – Pan – Jack (Of beanstalk fame) – Jack’s cow – Snow White – Hansel & Gretel –
Magic Mirror (Voice over) – Fairy Cake – Fairy Lights – Fairy Liquid – Ghost
COMPANY ROLES
People of Pantoland – Students of the Fairy Academy – Mouldywart’s Ghosts, Ghouls and guards.
SCENES
ACT I
Prologue Front of Cloth and partial stage ( for fountain )
Scene 1 Pantoland Market Square Full stage
Scene 2 A Country Lane (Front Cloth) & full stage then front cloth
Scene 3 Pantoland Market Square Full stage
Scene 4 A Country Lane (Front Cloth)
Scene 5 The Fairy Academy Full Stage
ACT II
Scene 1 Mouldywart’s Castle Full stage and ending up front of cloth
Scene 2 Mouldywart’s Castle Dungeons Full stage ends front of cloth
Scene 3 Pantoland Market Square Full stage
Scene 4 Song Sheet (Front Cloth)
Scene 5 Finale
Principal and Ensemble Audition songs
For the auditions, the songs will be the original arrangements, so please feel free to find them on your preferred streaming service to practice before the auditions.
Mouldwart – Somebody to Love by Basstrologe
King Charming – Ooh Ooh Child by The Five Stairsteps
Willy – This is a new song so will only be available at the audition workshops
Tommy – Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves
Tilly & Flaky Pastry (Duet) Part of Me by Katy Perry
Adult and child ensemble song is Walking on Sunshine by Katrina and the Waves and this will be taught with basic choreography during the audition workshops
Show synopsis and reminder of audition workshop/audition dates and times
Once Upon A Time in Pantoland
Wellington Pantomime Group is proud to announce they will be performing a brand new pantomime, titled Once Upon a Time in Pantoland in January 2023.
This bright and funny new production comes hot on the heels of their last success, Treasure Island and the creative Team behind this one – Director Steph Colman, Choreographer Holly Knowles, Vocal Coach Kiera Chard, Musical Director Joe Beckhelling and Production co-ordinator Pete Watts are all raring to go for this roller-coaster of a pantomime.
The story so far – Pantoland, where all your favourite pantomime characters live in peace – Peter Pan, Snow White, Jack (and his beanstalk) Hansel and Gretel, King Charming to name a few, watched over by the Spirit of Pantomime all live happily together.
But wait, the Wicked Witch Mouldywart, aided by her cat Snitch has plans to kidnap the Spirit of Pantomime and make the whole land unhappy.
Can Tallulah Tickle with son Tommy and daughter Tilly, thwart the evil plans of Mouldywart and save the day along with PC Peter Potter and his trusty dog Baxter, and with the help of Charming Prince Willy (who loves Tilly and will do anything to save her).
Featuring all your pantomime favourites – Dame, link person, evil witch, good fairy and fairy godmother, Prince charming, a King, bumbling police officers, a cat, a dog and panto cow, plus Postman ‘Pat’, villagers/ensemble, students of the Fairy Academy, ghosts, ghouls and henchmen plus more.
Launch night and first audition workshop – Tuesday 7th June 7.30pm,
Second Audition workshop – Friday 10th June – 7.30pm
Main Auditions – Sunday 12th June, 10am – 3pm – specific times TBA.
All the above at Wellington Arts Centre, Eight Acre Lane, Wellington, TA21 8PS
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To confirm your attendance please email – wellypanto2023@gmail.com
Please let us know which of the audition workshops you will be attending and confirm you will be able to attend the auditions on Sunday.
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Wellington Pantomime Group is proud to announce they will be performing a brand new pantomime, titled Once Upon a Time in Pantoland in January 2023.
Launch night and first audition workshop – Tuesday 7th June 7.30pm
Second Audition workshop – Friday 10th June – 7.30pm
Main Auditions – Sunday 12th June, 10am – 3pm – specific times TBA.
All the above at Wellington Arts Centre, Eight Acre Lane, Wellington, TA21 8PS
To register your interest and for an audition pack, please email: wellypanto2023@gmail.com
Over the years we have taken lots of photos to remember shows and we have now collated over 12,000 photos from over 110 shows into our online Photo Gallery for everyone to see. We intend to continue to add new photos from shows as they happen.
The Photo Gallery is available from the top menu on our website. We hope you enjoy taking a trip down memory lane!
There are photos all the way back to the 90’s and, since 2007, we have been lucky enough to have Andy Jones from Shooting Pixels take professional photos of our shows for us (and he does this completely free!). We are incredibly grateful to have such a talented photographer give up his time. Thanks Andy.
If you have any photos from previous shows that aren’t listed here, please do get in touch using the Contact Us section of the website… we’d love to add more photos to help archive the past.
| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 15th Jan, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | |
| “Treasure Island” – our 2022 pantomime | W | Tues 25th – Sun 30th January | panto@w-a-a.co.uk |
| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 17th Feb, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | |
| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| “Top Team Quiz” – our annual quiz evening | A | Sat 12th March, 7pm | Simon Spalding | |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 19th March, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | |
| Event | Location | Date/Time | Contact | Notes |
| “ENG-ER-LAND” – Hannah Kumari. Take Art! | A | Sat 2nd April, 7pm | events@w-a-a.co.uk | https://thisweeklondon.com/article/hannah-kumari-eng-er-land/ |
| Acoustic Music Club | M | Sat 16th March, 7.30pm | acousticclub@w-a-a.co.uk | |
| Our House – The Musical | W | Wed 27th – Sat 30th April | opsoc@w-a-a.co.uk |
Locations:
A= Arts Centre, main hall
M = Arts Centre, multi-function room
W = Wellesley, Theatre
Following some fantastic auditions in December, the creative team and I are very pleased to announce the cast list of Our House, due to be staged in April at the Wellesley Theatre. This cast made up of new and some familiar WAA members, will deliver a fantastic show for the audiences of Wellington and beyond. Our rehearsals start in earnest in February and we will keep you up to date with our progress, as we go via this blog!
Rob Spurway
Director
CAST LIST
JOE CASEY – Jack Glanville
SARAH – Bonnie Thompson
JOE’S DAD – Steve Vellam
KATH CASEY – Stephanie Colman
LEWIS – Theo Smalldon
EMMO – Michael Cole
BILLIE – Nicole Heritage
ANGIE – Kiera Chard
REECEY – Gethin Pye
MR PRESSMAN – Matt Dearsley
CALLUM – Kirk Shepherd
JULIE – Madison Bouchta
DANCERS
Lily-Rain Fuller
Jodie Lewis
Megan Leslie
Maddie David
Madison Bouchta
ENSEMBLE DANCERS
Mischa Veysey Milton
Casey Clements
Martha Vile
Evie Warwick
Emily Sellick
Harry Taylor
Madi Smith
ENSEMBLE
Mary Lewis
Bridgette Sells
Katy Knowles
Shane Mace
Charlie Webb
Lynne Adams
Nancy Powell-Brace
Penny Bradnum
Lona Jones
Lesley Darlow
Amy Eveleigh
OFF STAGE SINGERS
Jeremy Secrett
Jenny Rowe
Agnieszka Adamska
Sue Gitsham
Georgina Legg
During the penultimate session of term company members get to grips with Special Effects make-up, the session was led by Jane from Fat Cat Theatre Company. The entire company really enjoyed themselves and will be utilising the skills learnt next term!
It is not too late to get involved with this fabulous show! The auditions are THIS SUNDAY! (12th December)
Please see below the time slots for the characters. If you would like to audition, we must receive an audition form.
Here is the link to the youtube version on the west end. We’re not doing exactly the same script, but it’s pretty similar so it will give you a good idea.
Here is the link to all the audition pieces along with the rehearsal schedule and character descriptions and FAQs sheet.
Here is the link to the audition form.
The times for the auditions are as follows:
JOE, EMMO, LEWIS – 10:00am – 11:30am
SARAH, BILLIE, ANGIE – 11:30am – 13:00pm
KATH, DAD – 14:00pm – 15:00pm
REECEY, CALLUM, PRESSMAN, JULIE – 14:30pm – 15:30pm
DANCERS – 15:30pm – 16:30pm
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Cazz Redstone
Production Coordinator
Wellington Operatic Society
ourhouse@w-a-a.co.uk
We, the creative team, have had such a great reception from everyone about this show so far. Since this process began there have been numerous production meetings, the launch night and our first workshop; We are just getting ready for our second. The team are really loving the buzz from this show already! Here are just three reasons why:
1 – New members have joined us because they’ve done OUR HOUSE before and loved it so much they want to do it again!
2 – People who came to the launch night to support someone else, had so much fun they signed up themselves!
3 – The singing under the direction of our MD Joe is sounding awesome!
Don’t miss out on your chance to be part of this show. Auditions are on the 12th of December for more information email ourhouse@w-a-a.co.uk.
Audition Form Here: https://forms.office.com/r/ZgRTXYYEUN
Audition Pieces Here: https://www.dropbox.com/…/AACx7IXEMPVR1csexrfpF2ufa…
Rob Spurway
Artistic Director
Wellington Operatic Society
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