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Audition dates are not published too far in advance, as they are often subject to change, but auditions are usually held some 4 months before production dates. Audition notices will be posted to all members nearer the time. Auditions coming up in the near future are as follows: Production Audition dates Time Venue Production dates Pinocchio Contact Brian Hart (01737 555382) for more details Sun 14th Sept 2008 & Tue 16th Sept 2008 Note change of dates 3 pm 7 pm Courtyard Theatre 7th-11th January 2009 & 14th-17th January 2009 My Boy Jack (Click here for more details) Tue 14th October 2008 & Thu 16th October 2008 8 pm Courtyard Theatre 2nd-7th March 2009 If you are not yet a member, and would like to know audition dates for a particular forthcoming production not listed above, please submit the enquiry form, stating which production you are interested in, and we will get back to you, with dates and audition notice when available.

My Boy Jack The year is 1913 and WW1 is imminent. Rudyard Kipling, the world’s youngest Nobel literary laureate and an ardent imperialist, is publicly urging his country’s sons to war. His own son, Jack, is myopic and under-aged, yet Kipling assists him in getting a commission despite the doubts from his family. Jack is lost in his first day of action. The play focuses on the agony of the poet and author over the death of his only son and how, in his despair, he learned the true cost of conflict. This is a powerful and moving account of a son lost to the questionable benefits of war. The action takes place at Batemans and on the Western Front, and the dramatization requires strong playing with an emphasis on family relationships. Back to dates