June 20th, 2024Oscar Wilde play reading at the Courthouse, Creswick
Creswick Theatre Company is inviting everyone to get along to its play reading at the Courthouse this Sunday afternoon.
It’s a chance to either participate and read a role, with scripts provided, or just kick back and be entertained.
This time theatre company members are taking on a time-tested script by famed 19th century Irish playwright, Oscar Wilde.
“It will be lady Windermere’s Fan,” says long-time Creswick Theatre Company member Jacinta Antonelli.
Lady Windermere’s Fan is a four-act comedy, first performed in 1892, at the Saint James Theatre in London. The story concerns Lady Windermere who suspects that her husband is having an affair with another woman.
As part of Creswick Theatre Company’s play reading series, they’re also planning to next month tackle a reading featuring an original script by a Glenlyon playwright with the possibility that one may lead on to a stage production as well, Jacinta says.
“We want to mix it up and have old favourites and originals,” she says.
Entry to this Sunday afternoon’s play reading is free and participants are invited to bring a snack along to share, with drinks, tea and coffee also available at the court house theatre bar.
“No prior experience is needed and we are encouraging people from all over the Hepburn Shire,” CTC president Neil Adam says.
“We would just like to encourage anyone who as ever thought of participating in something like this to come along.”
The play reading will take place 2-4pm this Sunday June 23 while the local theatre company also has plenty else happening in the wings including some school holiday fun called You’re an Instrument on Friday July 12, a night of live music and poetry on Saturday August 17, and a Spring racing season “interactive murder mingle” entitled A Murder at The Derby in November.
It is also currently accepting play submissions and production proposals through its website creswicktheatrecompany@fermigiohousegmail-com.
Neil says the committee is also especially keen to increasingly open up use of the local theatre company’s home venue, the historic Creswick Courthouse theatre, to other groups and activities.
Words: Eve Lamb
