Performances
10th-15th April (Tuesday to Saturday), 7.45pm
Auditions
Wednesday 8th February, 7.45 pm
Saturday 11th February, 2.30pm
at Progress Theatre
A Kind of Alaska, by Harold Pinter
and
Handbagged, by Moira Buffini
Cast
A Kind of Alaska, by Harold Pinter
2f, early-mid 40s
1m, 50s to early 60s
A middle-aged woman named Deborah, who has been in a comatose state for thirty years as a result of contracting sleeping sickness, awakes with a mind still that of a sixteen-year-old. She must confront a body which seems to have aged without her prior knowledge or consent. Inspired by an existing work – Oliver Sacks’ study of patients waking from sleeping sickness – this involving drama explores what happens when our self-perception comes face to face with a very different reality.
Handbagged, by Moira Buffini
4f, ranges 40s to 70s
2m, ranges 40s to 70s
For over a decade Margaret Thatcher met the Queen for a weekly audience. With all her previous Prime Ministers the Queen enjoyed a fairly informal relationship, but with Mrs Thatcher, things were different. Handbagged is an extremely witty look at what the relationship between these two very powerful and private women might have been like, including the influence of two key men: Ronald Reagan and Michael Shea. It provides a wonderful opportunity for four actresses to portray the two formidable women at different stages of their life.
Auditions at Progress Theatre
