Auditions for Going Postal

Auditions for ‘Going Postal’ by Terry Pratchett adapted by Stephen Briggs are to be held on Sunday 1st November at 2.30pm and Wednesday 4th November at 7.30pm at Progress theatre.

Performance dates are 28th Jan – 6th Feb with two matinees.

There is a very wide variety of roles for both adults and young people. Auditions are open to everyone. Come along and have a go, what have you got to lose!

See progresstheatre.co.uk for more details.

Coming up …
The next production at Progress is ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by William Shakespeare. 25th November to 5th December 2009. Watch this space for a behind the scenes look at the costumes.

Fourth Writefest

Performance dates on Thursday 22nd October to Saturday 24th October 2009

Doors open at 7:15pm, Performance starts 7:45pm.

Normal ticket prices £7 (no concessions)

An evening of nine new plays from writers all around the country featuring comedy, drama and a little absurdity.

From a teenager's first kiss to a woman with a past via a landlord with a tale to tell and an elevator with a story, this promises to be a highly entertaining evening with something for everyone.

This is the fourth time we have presented new writing in this format at Progress Theatre. This year Write Fest is being produced by Christine Moran, herself a local playwright and founder member of the thriving Progress Writers' Group.

Writers from all around the country were invited to submit work for inclusion in Write Fest, which attracted a large number of entries. It was challenging process to select just nine short pieces to perform, and the final choice includes five by local writers, some members of Progress Writers' Group, and four from further a field.

Write Fest has always proven to be a very popular and entertaining evening in the past, and this year will be no exception, with comedy, drama, pathos and more comedy! Book your seats early so you don't miss out!!


Tickets available from Reading Arts Box Office on 0118 960 6060,
in person at the Hexagon or the Old Town Hall


Book on-line anytime at http://www.readingarts.com/othervenues/whatson

Please note that a booking fee may apply


Contact enquiries@progresstheatre.co.uk for further details
www.progresstheatre.co.uk

Auditions for "Closer" by Patrick Marber

Auditions: Wed 24th June 7:30pm & Sun 28th June 2:30pm

Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Comedy and the Laurence Oliver Award for Best New Play, Closer explores the brutal anatomy of modern romance. A quartet of strangers meet, fall in love and become entangled in a web of sexual desire and betrayal.
On the surface it is brisk, urbane, modern and slick, underneath it is painful, sad and wise and keenly alert to human isolation even within intense relationships.
Anyone who has loved and lost, suffered through infidelity or felt love die, will watch this play with stomach churning pangs of recognition.

Performance running from Monday 28th Sept – Saturday 3rd Oct

The Dianalogues by Laurel Haines

Performance dates: Monday 8th June to Saturday 13th June at 7:45pm.

.....not a play about Princess Di....

So... what do a homicidal housewife, sci-fi wedding and ex porn film star have to do with a former fairytale princess?

From the teenage beauty queen at fat camp and the high powered lawyer who wants a royal style wedding, to a disgruntled Mother Teresa whose death, on the same day as Diana’s, only made page four, this is not a play about Princess Diana but about ten very different women whose lives have in some way been influenced or affected by her.

This play will make you laugh and cry and laugh until you cry.

Tickets can be bought on the door or booked in advance at the Hexagon or Reading Town Hall, by phone on 0118 9606060 or online at http://www.readingarts.com/.

Third Annual Write Fest

Between Thursday 29th and Saturday 31st January, Progress Theatre presents the Third Annual Write Fest. Tickets cost just £7 and the show starts at 7.45pm.

On each night of the festival, nine short plays and sketches lasting from 5 to 20 minutes will be performed. Almost 100 scripts were submitted by writers from across the country and the final line-up includes drama, dance, comedy and horror.

Tickets can be bought on the door or booked in advance at the Hexagon or Reading Town Hall, by phone on 0118 9606060 or online at http://www.readingarts.com/.

Email writefest@progresstheatre.co.uk for more info.

Playlist:

"Bedtime Story" by Richard Stanley - A teenage girl dreads the thought of her grandmother reading her a bedtime story, but when the story becomes real and the dastardly Boogieman dances onto the stage, you won't know whether to laugh or cower in fear.

"But is it Art?" by Liz Carroll - Modern art. Nobody understands it, least of all three visitors to a gallery who each see something different in one very special painting.

"Family Business" by Progress Strobes Youth Group - Devised by the one of Progress' active youth groups and performed at the Maidenhead drama festival last year to fantastic acclaim, don't miss this opportunity to see what children think about their parents.

"Hirsuitor" by Gillian Shimwell - A nightmare vision of one man's descent into madness.

"Lisa and Leona" by Simon Josiffe - Two girls, a bag of crisps, and memories of old school days.

"Mermaids A Comin'" by Sandra Wathall - A young girl persuades an old woman to join in with her games on the beach. When the tide comes in and strands them on a rock, however, a miracle is needed.

"The Time of Year" by Graham Sellors - New Year, and two people find themselves alone. A timely power cut sends one of them searching for some light, and maybe a new chance at happiness.

"Where No Woman Has Gone Before…" by Chris Moran - A science fiction geek has found a real girl to distract him from fantasies about Princess Leia, but now he must clear the evidence of his unhealthy obsession from his flat before she arrives for a quiet night in.

"Who is Sylvia?" by Liz Carroll - A woman sits in her kitchen clutching a bloodied knife. Whose blood is it and where has Sylvia got to?