WARGRAVE Theatre is heading to the races this week for a special spring show.
Ladies’ Day, written by Amanda Whittington and directed by Ann Roberts, will be performed at the Woodclyffe Hall from today (Wednesday), and if the audience have half as much as the cast have had in rehearsals, everyone will leave with a smile on their face.
Director Ann said: “As it is festival year and a lot of the men are involved in the festival performance of The Merchant of Venice, I wanted to pick a play that was predominantly women. I found Ladies’ Day, which features four women, but there are a couple of male characters which can actually be played by one person, so that’s what we have done!
“The play is set up in 2005 when Ascot Racecourse was closed for refurbishment and the races were moved up to York. The ladies are from Hull and they want a day out to celebrate Pearl’s upcoming retirement. Shelley wants to be discovered and become rich and famous, while Jan is just happy to get out of the house. The youngest girl, Linda, is an avid Tony Christie fan so all of the horses she picks have some link to his songs.
“We’ve had a ball, the cast are having a great time and it’s been thoroughly enjoyable putting the show together. Everyone was really keen to get involved, which surprised me as the performances are in the first week of the Easter holidays, but so far we haven’t had any disasters.
“I hope the audience will have a lovely time, it’s a thoroughly enjoyable play and we’ve all had a lovely time rehearsing it. Hopefully they can sing along to some of the songs too!”
Ladies’ Day is performed at the Woodclyffe Hall, Wargrave from Wednesday, April 5 to Saturday, April 8. Tickets are £12, £10 for concessions. To book visit www.wargravetheatre.co.uk or call 0333 666 3366.
