Following the auditions held earlier in the month we were unable to cast either “The Arsonists” or “The Bells of Hell” due to an unexpectedly low turn-out. As such the summer show will now be “Natural Causes”. This is a black comedy which suits the particularly preferences of the group.

Show synopsis: “Vincent has an unusual occupation: his discovery of an odourless, tasteless, all-natural poison which causes a painless suicide has turned him into a professional suicide merchant. When he is contracted by Walter Bryce, he arrives at the Bryces’ country house and mistakenly assumes that his product was intended for Walter’s consumption. It becomes clear that Walter’s wife Celia is the client – or is she? Why are all her suicide letters typed and unsigned? A Samaritan agrees to make a house call on the Bryces, but after talking to Vincent, even his faith in this “wonderful world” is shaken. After several thwarted attempts to poison various characters (resulting in multiple poisonings of a rubber plant), will anyone actually manage to drink the poison? This is black comedy at its blackest and best”

Thank you to everyone who came to the auditions yesterday. Unfortunately the turn-out was not as high as had been expected. We were deciding between “The Arsonists” by Max Frisch and “The Bells of Hell” by John Mortimer, due to the poor turn-out we only had sufficient people to cast “The Bells of Hell”. Rehearsals will start on Tuesday 16th June at 7:30pm at Totland Church Hall. We would like to take the opportunity to again thank Gemma Slade for giving up her time to sit on the audition panel.

Good luck to everyone involved with ‘Prescription for Murder’ at Totland Church Hall next weekend. Please see our ‘Upcoming Events’ page for more information.