JUNGLE BOOK
By Rudyard Kipling
adapted by Stuart Paterson
Rehearsals are well under way and we are delighted that the promising script is being brought to life by some strong characters. Our younger members are learning that Kipling’s story is very different from the Disney version and have started to enjoy the powerful language and the unfolding dilemma of Mowgli. There is adventure, friendship and some scary stuff. We think that some children under five might find a few scenes a bit frightening (although many seem to watch Dr Who without flinching!)
There is an early bird booking offer. Tickets booked before 10th December will be £7.00 for concessions and £8.50 for adults.
Book soon – save money!
Sunday, 18 November 2007
Blue Orange
BLUE ORANGE
By
JOE PENHALL
This production starts on Monday 19th. This is a powerful piece of theatre and is an excellent choice for the Progress stage. Book now to see this award winning play.
In a London psychiatric hospital, a young black patient claims to be the son of Idi Amin, a seemingly far-fetched story that starts to become surprisingly plausible. Two psychiatrists are at odds as to whether his discharge should go ahead. Is he schizophrenic, or has he just suffered an isolated episode?
Book now
By
JOE PENHALL
This production starts on Monday 19th. This is a powerful piece of theatre and is an excellent choice for the Progress stage. Book now to see this award winning play.
In a London psychiatric hospital, a young black patient claims to be the son of Idi Amin, a seemingly far-fetched story that starts to become surprisingly plausible. Two psychiatrists are at odds as to whether his discharge should go ahead. Is he schizophrenic, or has he just suffered an isolated episode?
Book now
Friday, 7 September 2007
The Woman in Mind poster and set
Finally, another update on Woman in Mind. The poster is out and being distributed around Reading and the surrounding area. Hopefully someone has seen it. It certainly seems to have prompted a few ticket sales, so make sure to book yours soon.
Meanwhile, back at the theatre, Martin and Rik have demolished the front half of the stage and rebuilt it again to house my swimming pool - yes there's going to be an onstage swimming pool. Can't wait to see the finished thing and good to have some people who know what they're doing working on my set.
Rehearsals are going brilliantly, too, with the "script-down-hiatus" ending remarkably quickly and all the cast on track. I'm amazed how well they've all done, this mix of old hands and people completely new to the stage. Hopefully they'll all impress the audiences equally and they deserve any praise they happen to receive with the hard work they've put into this surprisingly tricksy play.
Monday, 6 August 2007
Woman in Mind tickets now on sale
Tickets for Woman in Mind have just gone on sale at £10 (£9 concessions). Book in advance through Reading Arts 0118 960 6060 or online.
The Reading Arts website is a bit temperamental, so if the link above doesn't work, you can try http://www.readingarts.com/whatson/ and we're on the second page of results of you can filter them by "Other venues".
Put 20 - 29th September in your diaries now!
Thursday, 2 August 2007
Progress goes to Edinburgh
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival starts in just a few days and a play that began life as a small piece in the First Writefest last year has been expanded and is going to join the fun.
My Voice(s) started as a ten minute piece as part of an evening of new writing. Although Progress has produced similar evenings for the last 10 years, known as "Showcase", with the aim of giving new writers, actors and directors a chance to hone their skills, last February was the first time that the event was publicised to the general public.
Kerry Murdock (who you might have seen in Entertaining Mr Sloane last year) wrote a piece about a woman recovering from the break-up of a relationship and advised, sometimes helpfully, often not, by three of her own inner voices played by Alice Mulford (Good Woman of Setzuan), Emma Sterry (choreographer for Godspell) and Tonya Walton (The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband). As an intense piece of physical theatre, full of music and dance, it wowed the audiences and Kerry took it on herself to develop the piece and take it to Edinburgh with her own theatre company Friction Theatre (visit their blog).
Keeping the same cast, also including Owen Goode (Good Woman of Setzuan, Godspell) and Alana Ramsey (Good Woman of Setzuan), and director Steph Weller (Skylight) the new improved piece has been in preparation for months, received a preview performance at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham and the entire crowd arrived in Edinburgh last night ready for the first performance this evening. If you're in that part of the country, you can see them as the Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House at 10.45pm each evening. Alternatively, YouTube has a video of the show as seen at Progress.
If you're a writer and want more information about Progress' Writer's Group, please contact us at enquiries@progresstheatre.co.uk
My Voice(s) started as a ten minute piece as part of an evening of new writing. Although Progress has produced similar evenings for the last 10 years, known as "Showcase", with the aim of giving new writers, actors and directors a chance to hone their skills, last February was the first time that the event was publicised to the general public.
Kerry Murdock (who you might have seen in Entertaining Mr Sloane last year) wrote a piece about a woman recovering from the break-up of a relationship and advised, sometimes helpfully, often not, by three of her own inner voices played by Alice Mulford (Good Woman of Setzuan), Emma Sterry (choreographer for Godspell) and Tonya Walton (The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband). As an intense piece of physical theatre, full of music and dance, it wowed the audiences and Kerry took it on herself to develop the piece and take it to Edinburgh with her own theatre company Friction Theatre (visit their blog).
Keeping the same cast, also including Owen Goode (Good Woman of Setzuan, Godspell) and Alana Ramsey (Good Woman of Setzuan), and director Steph Weller (Skylight) the new improved piece has been in preparation for months, received a preview performance at the Midlands Arts Centre in Birmingham and the entire crowd arrived in Edinburgh last night ready for the first performance this evening. If you're in that part of the country, you can see them as the Rocket @ Demarco Roxy Art House at 10.45pm each evening. Alternatively, YouTube has a video of the show as seen at Progress.
If you're a writer and want more information about Progress' Writer's Group, please contact us at enquiries@progresstheatre.co.uk
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