AUDITION NOTICE
For all those budding actors waiting for mayhem, madness and manic fun and laughter......Noises Off is coming to the Woolshed 'near you'.....
Noises Off - Written by Michael Frayn
Directed by David Moore
Interest Evening - Thursday 27 June 2019 at 1930
Auditions Saturday 6th July 2019 at 1100 (group audition)
at Te Awamutu Light Operatic Society (TALOS), The Woolshed Theatre, Mahoe Street, Te Awamutu
Season 23 November to 7 December 2019
For more information email Dave at lomlfe@gmail.com
Often called 'the funniest farce ever written', Noises Off presents a manic menagerie of itinerant inept actors rehearsing a flop called 'Nothing On'. On and off stage rivalries abound, doors slamming, props going missing, doors sticking, egos and pride getting bruised, with chaos waiting in the wings at every turn, plus the odd sardine or two...... All this comes together in a high paced, slick and hilariously comical play.
The story is told in three acts, and plays itself out in a 'play-within-a-play', commencing only hours before the opening of their production, and the touring company is hurriedly running through the dress rehearsal in The Grand Theatre, Weston-Super-Mare, before the audience arrives. Act 2 moves forward in time by several weeks. Entrances and exits being made...... or not, arguments, alcohol, stress and sustained agitation contribute to disaster waiting around the corner. Finally, we reach sublime deterioration in Act 3, scenery collapses, props explode and our cast has become feral.
Please note, as Noises Off is such a fast paced, frenetic foray into the absurd and improbable, and added that some actors will be required to play two characters (one off stage and one on stage), the auditions will be presented in a group format, employing set fictitious situations and scenarios to act out. This will aid the casting process.
Email Dave M on lomlfe@gmail.com to express an interest or for further information.
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Nestlé Milo Dipped Snack Bars
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Nature Baby Sleeping Gown
Product Recalls: Toys
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