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Barry Hooper announces his cast for Picnic at Hanging Rock by Joan Lindsay & adapted by Tom Wright “The great Australian classic of two schoolgirls and a teacher who mysteriously disappear on Hanging Rock has been lodged in the Australian psyche since author Joan Lindsay penned the 1967 book. Tom Wright has adapted the novel for the stage enlisting five female actors who retell the story and its tragic aftermath. The play requires performances of a high standard so I’m […]

Bex Law announces her cast for Wasted by Kae Tempest “I’d like to thank everyone that auditioned – we had a large number of very talented people, and it’s a shame that there were only three parts! The team are excited to get started with our rehearsals, and we’re looking forward to delving into Ted, Danny and Charlotte’s world. Kae Tempest has created an exciting, dynamic and moving piece that we can’t wait to share with you”. Bex Law Cast: […]

We are delighted to announce the following nominations have been received for General Council (GC) for 2021/22 Chair – Simon Gleisner (transcript of speech) Deputy Chair – Marissa Papas (transcript of speech) General Secretary – Fiona Daffern (transcript of speech) General Technical Manager – Barry Heselden (transcript of speech) House Manager – Gareth Milton (transcript of speech) Marketing Director – No nominations received Membership Director – Guy Jones (transcript of speech) Publicity Director – No nominations received Rights and Payments […]

We’ve had an amazing few weeks selecting the plays and directors for the Summer Shorts. A big thank to Lily Ann for all her hard work. Now we can share with you some of the actors involved. This is going to be three great nights of 10-minute plays involving some SLT favourites and lots of new faces. Book your tickets HERE and View the programme HERE AFTER BRENDAN by WiIl Howells Directed by Tristan White PARDON MY PREDILECTION by Eddie […]

SLT Youth Drama were delighted to welcome local South Londoner, Jamael Westman, the lead actor in the musical Hamilton, to a Q & A session.   13 of our Youth Theatre members aged between 12 and 18 met with  Jamael and ask questions about his journey into acting, his motivation and role models.   Jamael was a fantastic guest who inspired the young people to be ‘curious‘ , to look after their physical health and ‘just try things out, don’t […]

SLT held its very first Creative Writing Salon with graduates from the online Creative Writing course led by author Lana Citron. Participants have been discovering and developing their creative writing skills over several weeks, receiving tips and advice from Lana and peer reviews from the other members. The group met face to face for the first time on June 24th and shared their stories with the rest of the group. It was a really enjoyable evening and the standard of […]

Jessica Osorio announces her cast for the gripping psychological thriller, Switzerland by Joanna Murray-Smith. Somewhere in the Swiss Alps, sometime in the 90s, Patricia Highsmith, queen of the thriller, has managed to escape from both her fans and her publisher. Surrounded by her collection of books and antique weaponry, her cats and her cigarettes, Patricia enjoys her seclusion until the day a young man arrives. He claims to have been sent by her New York publisher to persuade her to […]