Weymouth Drama Club
NEXT Production
A traditional Panto written by our very own Richard Grafton
Evil Rocky Stone, King of the Portland Pirates, has buried treasure somewhere on the Isle of Slingers and wants to use it to take over the town of Weymouth. Can our hero Jim Hawkins and his pals defeat the evil Rocky? Will the local customs officers close the Admiral Benbow inn for VAT arrears? How can they evade a giant rampaging Rabbit? Will the cute bunnies be saved?
Cast List
Rocky Stone……. Julie Knight
Malcolm Regis……Paul Gorsuch
Harriet Hawkins…Rachel Turberville Smith
Jim Hawkins……….Emily Cooper
Grab……………………Holly Franks
Steal…………………..Simon Raynes
Marlin Mackerel….Andy Neve
Milly Mackerel…….Hannah Relf
Ben Glum……………Chris Walker
If you’d like to join our ensemble of additional actors we’d love to hear from you.
Coming soon
At the end of February we’ll be staging “The Accidental Death of an Anarchist” by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden. This riotous satire uses farce and slapstick to poke a stick in the eye of the justice system. Originally staged in 1970, it’s been brought right up to date in this version which ran in the West End in 2023.
An irrepressible fraudster known only as the Maniac is brought into Police HQ just as the officers are preparing for a judicial review of the recent “accidental” death of a suspect in custody. Outwitting his captors at every turn the Maniac dupes them into performing a farcical re-enactment of the incident, exposing the idiocy and corruption at the heart of the system.
We’re delighted to announce the cast for our February production of “The Accidental Death of an Anarchist” by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden.
Cast:
We’re delighted to announce the cast for our February production of “The Accidental Death of an Anarchist” by Dario Fo and Franca Rame, adapted by Tom Basden.
The cast will be:
The Maniac - Harry Cockerill
Inspector Burton - Barnaby Brookman
PC Jackson - Laura Parsons
Superintendent Curry - Rob Tripp
Detective Daisy - Matt Broad
Agent Joseph - Andy Neve
Fi Phelan - Laura Parsons
The play will be directed by Tony King, with Molly Dunne, Assistant Director
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