CASTing

So, this morning I thought I could sit and write a lovely long prose with lots of interesting quips and observations about the read through and auditions whilst on the train on my journey to work (which takes an hour). What better way to spend the time than giving you, the reader, some insight to the world of amateur dramatics? Well, thanks to South West Trains, you're not going to get that now, as instead of providing a train with 8 carriages, they thought it would be great to just have 4! So I spent 45 minutes of my hour journey standing, not really conducive to writing witty and remarkable stuff! So this is what you've got instead. Don't blame me, blame South West Trains!!!

Anyway, where were we? Oh yeah, read through on Monday. The first outing of the script that Director Guillotine and I spent painstakingly adapting. It was nervy I can tell you. The turnout was pretty good, the script seemed to go down quite well (except for one who had to see me after class for a little extra tuition) and enthusiasm for the show seemed to be building - not just from Director Guillotine and myself. Everyone got to read for different parts and hopefully gained an understanding of the play and what parts they wanted. Oh, except for my little pupil who needed the extra help and had to be put back on the right track after being given the panto version of the play - including dancing pheasants!!!

So audition night rolled around, quicker than you can say antidisestablishmentarianism and Director Guillotine and I were VERY excited (and I was more than a little nervous as I was auditioning myself). Everyone who was at the read through, except two people (I think), turned up to put themselves forward for a part which pleased Director Guillotine a lot. He has told me since that the quality of auditions was exceptional and made his choices and decisions incredibly difficult, so well done everyone who auditioned.

The die has now been cast, or the show has anyway (hee hee)! You can see the full list of actors and their roles at http://www.cast-online.org.uk/ as I can't be bothered to type it all out here, suffice to say that someone who wasn't going to take a lead role has taken a lead role, we have a peasant woman who thought she might not be in it, a newbie who will be handled quite nastily in her first show and someone who hasn't been on the Colnbrook stage for over 5 years - I told you Director Guillotine was persuasive!!!

Anyway I must end this, as I'm being bombarded with emails from Miss Pross to help me produce, so to finish I just have to say, the cast is FABULOUS, the show will be AMAZING and I am so excited about the whole thing, I couldn't get to sleep last night until the wee small hours. Now, when exactly do I order tables????