The Brylcreem Boys by Peter Durrant
Directed by Jenny Gammon
Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington
Directed by Mark Ireson
Auditions: Wednesday 9th April 8pm, Thursday 10th April 8pm and Sunday 13th April 6pm
Performances: Tuesday 19th - Saturday 23rd August 2008, Prompt Corner
The Brylcreem Boys by Peter Durrant
A drama based on true events which happened to the playwright’s father when he entered an RAF hospital ward in 1944 where young pilots of a Lancaster aircraft were recovering from a bombing mission. The seven-man crew relive their experiences. With both humorous and deeply touching moments, they bring the terror of flying on a bombing raid into enemy territory graphically to life on stage. Little do they know they are always under the watchful eye of the Ward Sister.
Cast
George – Leading Aircraftsman/Ground Sentry – British
Bruce – Engineer – Australian
Breeding – Navigator – British
Buzz – Mid-upper gunner – Canadian
Sven – Bomb aimer – Norwegian
Shorty – Rear gunner – British
Skipper – Pilot – British
Sarge – RAF regiment – British and usually doubles up as SKIPPER later
Sister - Nurse – British – must be able to sing a Vera Lynn song at the start of show. (Vocal coaching can be arranged for this as well as help with any accents if needed)
Most of the crew would have been in their late teens to early twenties with Sister and Skipper and Sarge being older. Don’t let the age range put you off – it’s balance in the team that really counts – we’ll cast any individual who could pass as either from late teens to late thirties if necessary. We need the young at heart!
For more details, please contact Jenny Gammon, Director
Be My Baby by Amanda Whittington
England 1964. The sixties weren't swinging for girls like Mary, nineteen, single and seven months pregnant. Bundled off to St Saviour's, a church-run mother and baby home to avoid the stigma of being a single mother, arrangements are made for their babies to be adopted immediately they are born. Despite being cut off from their families and the daily battles with a no-nonsense Matron, the girls in the home find comfort in each other's friendship, but ultimately they must face their individual tragedies alone.
Set to the uplifting sounds of 60s girl group pop by The Shangri-Las, The Dixie Cups and The Ronettes, Be My Baby follows Mary and her fellow inmates as they cling to youthful fantasies of romance and marriage but instead are drawn inexorably towards outraged but powerless adulthood.
There are 4 substantial parts for young women, with playing ages of 17 to early 20s, as well as the older characters of the Matron and Mary’s mother.
Cast
Mary, aged 19, seven months pregnant
Dolores, aged 17, three months pregnant
Queenie, aged 20, four months pregnant
Norma, aged 20, eight months pregnant
Matron, Head of St Saviour's
Mrs Adams, Mary's mother
For more details, please contact Mark Ireson, Director
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