by Tim Firth
Performance dates: Thu 17 to Sat 19 October 2024
It’s Bonfire Night 2024. Sheila, Denise, Julie and Fay are Team ‘C’ in Pennine Mineral Water Ltd’s annual outward bound team building weekend. Somehow, Sheila has been nominated Team Leader where, using her cryptic crossword solving skills, she has unwittingly stranded her team on Rampsholme Island in Derwentwater. Our intrepid heroines find themselves manufacturing weapons from cable ties and spatulas and create a rescue flag with plastic plates and a toasting fork. Questions are asked, truths are told and dirty washing is aired, including discussions of mental illness and suicide. Watch as the ‘team’ dissolve – will they ever make it off the island?
Our next production will be ‘Sheila’s Island’ written by Tim Firth (author of Calendar Girls & Kinky Boots). This is a darkly funny play exploring the fractured relationship between 4 women on a disastrous team building event, interspersed with plenty of music to reflect the mood of the scenes. Audiences should be aware that this play contains mature themes, including discussions of suicide and mental health, and may not be suitable for younger children (primary school age).
The production will be directed by Benita Blacklock, who directed our last award-winning production ‘Lucky Sods’ back in 2019 and is assisted by Andy Williams.
Performances start at 7pm at Gosforth Public Hall. More ticket information to follow.
CAST:
Sheila – Caia van den Elzen
Denise – Benita Blacklock
Julie – Tina Wilson-Ferris
Fay – Alison Fligg
For cast and crew members, this is the rehearsal schedule.
