Before the country went in to lockdown, and when we were still eagerly looking forward to delivering a new programme of plays to commence in October 2020, the Drama Committee had reached a consensus on the make-up of next season. This was after receiving, and considering, a record number of submissions from a total of some 20 “volunteers”, each keen to direct at GWT.
And it seems to us that the time is now right to announce the new season, but subject to having contingency planning in place if, as we now expect, some of the early shows of the Season may be thwarted by extended restrictions on public gatherings.
With that in mind,we will treat the new Season as a rolling programme; it will start when we are able to and (subject to availability of both the director and the play itself) anything which has to be cancelled will roll over to the beginning of 2021/2022. This means that if, for instance, we have to cancel the production in October 2020 because of restrictions, then that play will move to October 2021. Put simply, we honour the 12 month season which we are announcing now by moving the front end to the back end where we have to and where we can do so. And we do so for as long as the restrictions are in place.
So please view the performance dates currently appearing on the website in that light and we will update that information as we go along.
If you are hoping to audition for a play or plays you will see from the audition material available here that we have not yet been able to specify audition dates. Restrictions will need to be relaxed before we can re-schedule the auditions, so again it is a question of “watch this space”!
BUT in the meantime, please do think about the plays which you might be interested in (whether as an actor or in any other capacity) and email the relevant directors asap with a note of your interest. In present circumstances, particularly for the purposes of arranging auditions, it is very important for the directors to be able to gauge the level of interest.
So putting aside the doom and gloom, we have a very exciting season ahead with a mixture of classic plays, the retelling of classic stories and a handful of brand new plays for you to enjoy.
We hope that you will be inspired by the prospect of watching, or being more actively involved in, what is on offer when it is safe and sensible for the GWT to open its doors once more.
In the meantime, a big thank you to all of our members who have been incredibly supportive and generous in their warm wishes and who have inspired us to proceed with an optimistic (but realistic) approach to re-opening. Click here to see the season in full.
Stay well and safe!
The Drama Committee
6 June 2020
Last Updated: Sat 6th June 2020 / Expires: Sat 31st October 2020
Auditions have now been held for Still Alice and those who have been cast have been notified. In due course we will announce plans for the auditioning of Frankenstein and Twelfth Night, but there is no firm date in mind at the moment.
Last Updated: Wed 14th October 2020 / Expires: Thu 24th December 2020
