Current CADS production
What the Dickens??
Our next show will be a production of Mark Evans's hilarious Bleak Expectations. Originally a radio comedy series, it's a surreal parody of the works of Charles Dickens, as well as other adventure, science fiction, and costume dramas set in the same period.
The play follows half-orphan Pip’s extraordinary exploits with sisters Pippa and Poppy and best friend Harry Biscuit as they attempt to escape the calculating clutches of the dastardly Mr Gently Benevolent, defeat the hideous Hardthrasher siblings, and deflect disaster at every turn.
It proved really popular at the first of our revived play readings last May and Kathy Young and David Atkins have now agreed to co-direct it for the group, with performances over the weekend of 6/7 June at a venue yet to be decided. We held auditions for the play earlier in March at Icknield Walk First School and the directors are now pleased to be able to announce the full cast as follows (as usual, those names not in white are appearing with CADS for the first time):
Sir Philip Bin - Michael Young
Agnes Bin - Michelle Marks
Pip Bin - Rupert Jordan
Pippa Bin - Alice Atkins
Poppy Bin - Holly Dwyer
Thomas Bin/Broadly Fecund - Patrick Key
Skinflint Parsimonious - Callum Masterson
Gently Benevolent - Diane Norris
Bakewell Havertwitch - Josh Rhodes
Hardthrasher - David Atkins
Ripely Fecund - Donika Jordan
Ensemble/Voice-over - Emma-Louise Battom
Ensemble/Lily - Sara Geraghty
Ensemble/Crutch Person - Luke Francis
Ensemble/Flora Dies-Early - Romilde Kotze
Ensemble - Louise Atkins
Other small parts will be played by members of the ensemble...
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