The plays will be performed on 15 -17 March 2012on the main stage. Each play is about 20 to 30 minutes with no more than 6 cast members. Sets will be simple, with the build starting on 12 March.
This is your chance to be part of an exciting project co-ordinated by the world famous Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC). Its aim is to embrace, develop and celebrate amateur theatre to re-forge the bond with the world of professional theatre. Newport Playgoers is proud to be part of this scheme which will culminate in a national showcase of amateur performances at the RSC’s home in Stratford-upon-Avon, to coincide with the World Shakespeare Festival in 2012.
The Winning Plays and Playwrights
Staff at a nursing home are faced with a puzzle when an elderly man with no name is placed in their care. But who is the mysterious Mr Smith? A story about love, loss and the power and persistence of language.
Directed by: Rosemary Bissex.
Yorick the jester is not dead – he’s on the road dying a death as he pioneers stand-up comedy. Failing miserably, he is persuaded by his tavern wench girlfriend Bess to return to Elsinore and get his old job back – but once there he becomes embroiled in Hamlet’s plans for revenge.
Directed by: Caroline Drewett-Mansell.
‘To Dream Perchance to Die’ by Russell Walker
A wildy surreal play exploring the actor’s nightmare - as it happens over and over and over again.
Directed by: Jes Hynes.
‘Roman and Julia’ by Gary Dooley
The course of true love for an elderly couple in a nursing home runs far from smooth – until a friend lends a hand.
Directed by: Russell Walker.
