East Lane Theatre, Vale Farm, Watford Road, Sudbury, Middlesex, HA0 3HG Registered Charity Number 1183134
General Notes on Auditioning for East Lane Theatre Club
Auditions are open to anyone over 18 (or 16 by arrangement)
East Lane is an amateur club. No payments are made for performing.
If this is your first time at East Lane, please also bring with you details of your past experience, a photo with your Full name, address, phone number and email so we can contact you later.
Auditions are as friendly and informal as possible, you will be asked to read from the provided
audition pieces, either singly or in groups, as well as moving around our stage.
There is no need to learn the pieces provided, and we do not ask for any learnt pieces to be performed.
We do ask that if cast you can make all the rehearsal & performance dates, although it is sometimes possible to accommodate pre arranged holidays. Please bring with you dates you cannot make.
To perform in a production you must be a Full paid up Member, and pay the casting fee £20 on the first rehearsal (which covers your script, insurance, tea & coffee etc)
We usually rehearse for 9 weeks, Monday & Thursday from 19.30 to 22.00
Productions weeks are:
Fri: Technical rehearsal
Mon: Dress rehearsal
Wed-Fri evenings production
Sat Matinee and evening production
Sunday Matineeproduction
‘A Chip in the Sugar’ 1 M age 35 plus
Graham, settled in his carefully structured life living with mother, has his routine turned upside-down when mother rekindles a relationship with an old flame. How will he handle this and will life ever be the same again?
The writing is so unique and alive that one can almost visualise the other people in Graham’s world.
I can’t stop chuckling each time I read it.
‘A Lady of Letters’ 1 F age 35 plus
Miss Ruddock is a complex character, a profuse writer of letters to all and sundry as the mood takes her.
This public spirited guardian of morals suspects there is an incidence of child abuse locally and from there on her life unravels.
She eventually confronts her demons and finds, unexpectedly, her purpose and a worthwhile goal in life.
A mixture of moods to convey to the audience.
‘Say Something Happened’
1 male and 1 female elderly , 1 female age 20 plus.
Arthur and Elizabeth Rhodes are an elderly couple, set in their ways, quite happy to exclude neighbours and friends.
They live in their own bubble. They are visited by a young lady from the council, anxious and inexperienced, to interview them with
a view to organising assistance should ‘something happen’ to either of them.
She struggles to get them to address the possible scenario when they might need help.
She doesn’t succeed!
I can guarantee it will be an entertaining production and a delightful, fun rehearsal period.
We are after all here to enjoy our hobby.
I sincerely hope the membership will embrace this production and if you’d like further information
please contact me on: michaelc76@outlook.com or ring me on 0208 864 3104 (landline).
NEXT AUDITIONS
“Alan Bennett: National Treasure”
A selection of Alan Bennett writings to be directed by Michael Collins.
Reading Date: 10th November 2024
Audition evenings: 12th and 19th November 2024 @ 19.30
Production Week: 26th February to 2nd March 2025