The Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds is planning a new interactive initiative in order to engage the public and get them up close and personal to the latest Theatre Royal production, Dangerous Corner, in order to do this we will be holding a social media call for fans of theatre and social media alike to come along and share their experiences with the world.
Bloogers, facebookers and tweeters, along with anybody else holding a different type of social media account, are being invited to attend the dress rehearsal of Dangerous Corner by JB Priestley the new Theatre Royal production directed by Colin Blumenau.
Invitees will be encouraged to take pictures and film small videos of one moment in the production and then share their thoughts about the production with their friends and colleagues via social media websites. There will also be the chance to interview the director and gain further information on this fantastic show.
There is a limited number of places for this unique experience and participants must register in advance in order to secure their place on e-mail at [email protected] or by telephone on 01284 829947. Only those who are registered will be given access to the auditorium.
The production runs from Thursday 10th March to Sat 19th March 2011, for tickets and further details please call the Box Office on 01284 769505 or visit www.theatreroyal.org
Dangerous Corner by J B Priestley
Set in pre-War England, Dangerous Corner follows the drama of Robert and Freda Caplan and their well-heeled guests at yet another dinner party. However, as they settle down to what should be an enjoyable evening of entertaining and socialising, a chance remark about a cigarette box gradually leads to a breakdown in ease, manners, decorum and finally civility. As the truths begin to spill out, suicide, betrayal and even worse become the subject of conversation and their outwardly perfect lives begin to crumble
Director: Colin Blumenau
Following a Drama Degree at Hull University, Colin worked for 15 years as an actor, appearing in many productions including rep seasons at the Northcott Theatre in Exeter, Salisbury Playhouse, the Redgrave Theatre, Farnham, and the Haymarket Theatre, Basingstoke.
He was a member of the BBC Radio Repertory Company and has appeared in many TV programmes, most notably as PC ‘Taffy’ Edwards in Thames TV’s The Bill. As a writer Colin was responsible for two episodes of the ill-fated BBC series Trainer as well as two episodes of The Bill.
Cast
Olwen Peel Gordon Whitehouse Betty Whitehouse Freda Caplan Charles Stanton Robert Caplan Miss Mockridge
Suzanne Ahmet Ben Deery Ellie Kirk
Polly Lister Nicholas Tizzard (The London Merchant)
James Wallace (Wives as They Were) Lynn Whitehead (Head of Creative Learning)
Messrs. Ahmet, Deery, Kirk and Lister appear at the Theatre Royal for the first time.
