Both Still Life and Train have completed their journeys. The final night was a sell out, thank you to everyone that supported us.
Looking ahead, keep an eye on the website and facebook pages for news of the next productions. We’re planning a ‘Murder Mystery’ evening in the summer and readings of Blithe Spirit, probably for performance in November at the Corn Exchange.
If you’d like to come along to any evening and find out more of what we do, please do so.
In last couple of years, Dorchester Drama has not been able to hold any social events or parties. After all, No one is going to believe this is work…
However last night a few members got together for a new years social gathering to eat, drink, quiz and play a round or two of Werewolves & Villagers.
Dee, our wonderful photographer in this instance, was a little disappointed that she couldn’t be in the photos. But with a back catalogue of DD images from past productions and a few minutes in photoshop, I’ve cured that seamlessly I reckon. 😉
Too long has passed since we completed two sellout performances of “Happiest Days of our Life” without us posting some of the photos from the production. Not as many as I’d have liked, but it gets a bit busy on the tech desk at around the time the opportunity to take the best photos comes up.
Keep an eye out for news for our next production, Trap for a Lonely Man, scheduled for spring.
Another production completed and after four performances, four lots of audiences now know the risks of selling your soul to the devil.
Below are production pictures. If anyone has any more, and wnating them putting up, let me know.
Production photos
And finally an excellent review from Marion Cox and the Dorset Echo.
REVIEW
DR FAUSTUS
Corn Exchange, Dorchester
QUITE a lot to enjoy, that is what you get when you see Dorchester Drama’s latest production of a play that was written over 500 years ago by Christopher Marlowe but which has a surprisingly up to date story line.
Faustus is an academic who believes that, having learned all there is to know about the world, he needs to delve into the mysteries of magic spells and communicating with the dead.
Agreeing to sell his soul to the devil, he then changes his mind but things start to go awry and he winds up as the joker in the pack instead of the intellectual genius he believes himself to be.
Sam Kelly bravely takes on the dominant role of Faustus with a masterly performance in which he brings to the part the right combination of self aggrandisement and regret. As the devil’s demon Mephistophilis, Cassandra Grindley is both sexy and sensible as she acts as adviser and general factotum to Faustus.
Tom Horsington is suitably restrained as the servant and Martin Stephen is a surprisingly likeable Lucifer in a play with nearly 40 roles, all played with skill and dedication by the cast of 16 quick change actors who glide from being personification of the seven deadly sins to Henry V111 and from being royalty and the Pope to daft country folk.
Under the direction of Sean Colledge, the action ranges from committing self harm to riotous physical comedy , all performed with skill and taste in this fascinating play that nicely blends modernised text with passages in Latin, a challenge that the cast and crew cope with well.
For an amazing play that gives you plenty to think about, go along to the Corn Exchange where it continues until the end of the week with a matinee on Saturday.
MARION COX
Our next production of Dr Faustus is coming along, cast have started rehearsing but offers to help with backstage work, props, costume etc. are still welcome. Who knows, you might end up on stage with a few lines or walk on part if you’re up for it as well.
In the meantime her are a few snaps from the Murder Mystery evening, ‘Dark side of the Moor’. They may look like your average social evening pics, but those lucky enough to see this production witnessed a grisly murder and try to identify the murderer from the motley gathering of the committee.
Apologies if you couldn’t get to see it, each night was sold out, but we may consider doing another in future.
These Photos are all courtesy of ‘Gritty’ John S Boyle.
Huge credit must go to John for capturing these images in very low light levels without disturbing the action or asking the actors to pose for them.
Some more photos below from rehearsals.
The whole Crucible album can be seen below
