Director Barry Heselden announces his cast for Next Fall by Geoffrey Nauffts. He tells us: “It is with great excitement that I can announce the following cast for Next Fall. We had a great turn out for the auditions which made the decision quite tough. I need to thank Carol and Kay for assisting in the process. We have two brand new members and a few familiar faces involved so looking forward to getting started this weekend.” – Barry Heselden […]
Theatre Committee are looking for a director for the winning play in our New Writing Competition, Aspidistra Rising by Polly Mitchell. Both humorous and poignant, the play looks at the lives of three contrasting sets of women across three generations, from the 1940s to the present day, to explore how changes in attitudes and society have affected women’s priorities and experiences. This play is unpublished and unperformed so this would be the premiere. We’re looking for an experienced director with […]
Cast members from SLT’s 2016 production of Jesus Christ Superstar have written, produced and are releasing a single on February 23 called ‘Spotlight’. Marcus Reeves who played Herod in our production describes the song and experience: “Back in 2016 I was in a production of Jesus Christ Superstar here in London and in that production Jesus was played by a very talented young man called Sean Mullaney with the equally talented Alley Bilodeau as Mary. Once the show was over we […]
We spoke to the director of The Servant of Two Masters, Jo Boniface and asked her to tell us a little more about her SLT debut and the Italian theatrical style of Commedia dell’arte: What drew you to directing this play? I learnt to love comedy from my degree, when I got to perform and study all aspects of it from stand-up to physical clowning. It was here I found my love for Commedia and got to play with the […]
SLT has been backing Lambeth in their bid to become London Borough of Culture created by Mayor Sadiq Khan. The winning Borough will receive over £1m funding to stage a programme of world class cultural events and initiatives. On St Valentine’s Day Lambeth are asking people across the borough to highlight their cultural heroes – the people and organisations that have had a positive impact on their lives. Radical Hearts. Open Minds. This is the theme for Lambeth’s bid and […]
The first round of tickets for His Dark Materials sold out in 48 hours! We expected tickets to sell quickly but even this was beyond our expectation. We are thrilled that there is so much excitement for our first production back in the Old Fire Station in West Norwood. If you missed out, fear not for there will be a second round of ticket sales for this production later in the month. The date on which the tickets will go on sale […]
Jason Salmon director of April’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons by Sam Steiner announces his cast: “After a fabulous set of auditions I’m delighted to announce the cast for Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons, Lemons. There was excellent attendance from some very talented actors which made the decision extremely difficult – in Bryony and Shannon I have found two tremendous performers who will really do it justice. Lemons is a brilliant play that is going to be a challenge for us all but […]
8pm April 3-7, 2018 “The last year of Dad’s life was a nightmare. But you know what? That was one year in fifty. Rest of his life was pretty much awesome for him, you know? And I keep saying to myself – one year in fifty – that makes his life, like, ninety-eight-per-cent happy, right? That’s pretty good statistics, right?’ Jen’s dad was a chat-show host, a national treasure. But now he’s dead and Jen’s getting spat at in supermarkets. To […]
7.30pm (& one 2pm matinee) March 20-24, 2018 The first show back in our home at the Old Fire Station, the SLT Youth Theatre bring to life Philip Pullman’s much-loved fantasy trilogy which follows the adventures of Lyra and Will as they travel through a multiverse, moving between many parallel worlds. NB: The play is in two parts. Parts I & II will be presented on alternate nights. Running time: TBC with a 15 minute interval Directors: Peter Stevens and […]
8pm March 13-17, 2018 Most of What Follows is a Complete Waste of Time is a collection of peculiar and sometimes puzzling sketches, dialogues, meditations, sermons, saints’ lives and sales pitches – many never before performed – from the gently subversive genius of N. F. Simpson. Suitable for age 12+. Running time: 80 minutes, with a 15 minute interval Director: Bob Callender Cast: Kay Anderson Chris Bennett Peter Bond Margaret Glenn Naomi Liddle Tom Melly Alex Watts