Our Edinburgh Fringe Festival Adventure is over…..for this year at least ! It was a wonderful experience, with a great show that had a great cast at a great venue!
Sarah Mair Gates in the key dual roles of Hannah/Sarah is truly astonishing, read the review.....
We’ve been nominated for 3 Awards, but won’t know the outcome until late September…keep your fingers crossed. The Fringe Office support has been excellent right from the start….they are FAB ! and our venue staff were very organised and friendly….these people helped make our time in Edinburgh all we could have hoped for. Thanks to you all………………..
"Louche Theatre exemplify the best, their standards are VERY high"________ Theatre in Wales Web site.
And now on to the next production……………
THE ROSES OF EYAM
A remarkable true-story by Don Taylor
The play follows the events that happened when the Derbyshire village of Eyam was stricken with the plague in 1665, through the arrival from London of a box of clothes. Under the persuasion of the present and former Rectors of the village, the villagers decided to quarantine themselves to prevent the spread of the disease.
This very powerful piece of theatre tells their story; of the certain risk of their lives; of the human tragedies; - AND occasional comedies - that ensued; of the strange, uncomfortable alliance between the conflicting Rectors; of the idealism and the courage required to live with the consequences of that idealism. It's the story of one of the greatest altruistic acts by a small community in history.
AUDITIONS
So if this sounds like something you could be interested in you can view the details via this THE ROSES OF EYAM AUDITIONS link.
What the critics say
-
"Louche Theatre is one of the companies that exemplify the best…….the standards are very high"
Adam Somerset's Theatre in Wales review of
'The Remnants of Once Fine Girls'
May 2009"Durnall and his company deserve the highest acclamation….a story related in a quiet, non-dogmatic manner for maximum effect"
Paddy Cooper's Theatre in Wales review of
'Effie's Burning'
March 2008 - Likewise, if you’d like to know a bit about the people behind Louche Theatre click on this link Louche People or on the menu item in the left.
A feature of our 2009 season were after show collections for worthwhile causes. If our production had a social theme then we collected for that particular cause. Three of our productions fell into that category in 2009, and we are happy to say we have raised over £700.00!
Thank you for visiting our web site…… we look forward to seeing you at The Roses of Eyam!
Harry Durnall
Artistic Director
