Thanks to everybody who came along to the audition workshop recently; your time and interest in the project was much appreciated. Details of the cast for Hard Times will be posted shortly on here and at the Paper Zoo website.
So, now the hard work begins. Stuart Davies, who will be directing the project, has been busy adapting the novel into a workable script. A recent read-through of the draft version gave us a good idea of how it will work, with plenty of suggestions for the overall design of the production being discussed, as well as more ideas about the characters themselves.
As we found with Charles Dickens' work when we performed 'A Christmas Carol' previously, the atmosphere and the dialogue is all there for you. The characters are so well-drawn, so vividly brought to life, that the problem is which ones to leave out! We think that we've just about got it right for now but, as always, things could change during the rehearsal period.
We have two dates booked already for our Spring and Summer tour: we will be at The Square Chapel in Halifax on the 23rd of May 2013, and at Otley Courthouse on the 5th of July. We hope to have publicity material ready fairly soon so keep an eye out for posters and fliers in the New Year.
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