AUTUMN SHOW!

A BUNCH OF AMATEURS

Written by Ian Hislop & Nick Newman

COME ALONG TO THE READ THROUGHS

Come and enjoy a taste of this incredibly funny play.

Keen to boost his flagging career, fading Hollywood action hero Jefferson Steele arrives in England to play King Lear in Stratford – only to find that this is not the birthplace of the Bard, but a sleepy Suffolk village. And instead of Sir Kenneth Branagh and Dame Judi Dench, the cast are a bunch of amateurs.

Cast – 4 women and 3 men

(Rehearsals will start in September)

All the details can be found on this flyer!

THE CAST

JEFFERSON STEELE 
A fading Hollywood star/action hero who is arrogant, insecure, brash, gauche, demanding, vulnerable and ultimately aware of his own absurdity.

DOROTHY NETTLE
Director of the Stratford Players and the moving force behind keeping the theatre alive. Her sweet and accommodating manner conceals her inner steel.

JESSICA STEELE
Jefferson’s daughter, who has been neglected by her Hollywood star father and now wants to make him pay for it.

NIGEL DEWBURY 
Solicitor and leading light of the Stratford Players. Pompous, stuck-up and self-regarding, he believes he is the star of the show, and should play all the leading roles. He also fancies his romantic chances with Dorothy.

MARY PLUNKETT
Owner of the Rectory bed and breakfast. Jolly, homely, generous and an unashamedly adoring Jefferson Steele fan — although somewhat confused about which roles he played in his films, and how keen he is on her.

DENIS DOBBINS
Handyman and village Mr. Fixit. Avuncular though slightly dull, Denis is star-struck by Jefferson and fancies heading up his entourage of one.

LAUREN BELL
Thirty-something marketing executive former physiotherapist and the sponsor’s wife. Passionate about the arts and smarter than her husband allows her to be, she’s treated as a bimbo because of her looks.

Any queries email buxtedplayers@gmail.com or
call Jayne Cottrell on 077022 66582

This amateur production of “A Bunch of Amateurs” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. concordtheatricals.co.uk