THE BENCH - In LANCASTER: A Rallying Cry...

We hit the road next week, travelling North to LANCASTER and the great venue there known as THE STOREY - and as the story goes, we are sailing into uncharted territory here with THE BENCH: A Tale from Paradise Heights.  Those of you that have seen it will know well the calibre of the show and the tests it puts to the cast - how the show moves audiences - with some people having seen the show five times, it's a winner - but there is nothing more heart breaking for a performer than playing to an empty house. The simple fact is we are not known here...we have a mountain to climb. 

This cast deserve an audience.  Although billed as a comedy it has some truly traumatic and demanding scenes for an actor.  The cast in the past have all more than rose to the challenge and delivered in spades, taking audiences on a terrific roller coaster ride through 12 months in Paradise Heights.  Review after review has been glowing, every actor singled out for their towering performances, audiences moved to laughter, tears and horror, it certainly leaves an impression. 

This time we have two new cast members, creating a new envigorating energy to the play, finding new and exciting paths not explored in the play before, each and everyone of them are giving their all and more in rehearsal - they need rewarding - they need an audience.  So this is my plea...

If you know ANYONE in the LANCASTER area, please send them this blog, there is much in the postings before this about the play, including reviews, if they come I guarantee the play will stay in their hearts for a while...they will certainly think about the play the next time they sit on a park bench.

So, please spread the word - facebook, twitter - tweet and retweet - email your friends and ask them to pass on the word, if you only spend two minutes doing it it could make all the difference - I know we are all busy, all under pressure - I appreciate that some of you simply have not got the time, but thanks for reading this anyway. 

Please reward this enormously talented cast -  RICHARD ALLEN, IAN CURLEY, STELLA GRUNDY, PHOEBE MARIE JONES, STE MYOTT and DAVID EDWARD ROBERTSON - they are playing their hearts out, lift those hearts and give them an audience. 

BIG THANKS...

Joe xx