Current CADS production
Double the drama!
Unusually, we're currently working on two shows at once!
The first is a one-act play with the intriguing title Six Dead Queens... and an Inflatable Henry, which was originally developed by Foursight Theatre, formerly in Wolverhampton.
Six Dead Queens is a tale of three Catherines, two Annes and one Jane – the ill-fated wives of Henry VIII - reunited for a sort of ghostly girly sleepover. It's boisterous, farcical, slightly bawdy and immensely entertaining and weaves together history, comedy, satire, slapstick and song in truly surreal fashion. David Atkins is directing the play with Louise Atkins as Musical Director and the show can be seen on Friday 15 and Saturday 16 November at Icknield Walk School, Royston.
Tickets cost £8 each and are now available online via our (new) ticketing partners Your Box Office, or you can phone the CADS Box Office on 07856 599039
The cast list looks like this:
Anne of Cleeves - Rachael King
Catherine Parr - Kathy Young
Anne Boleyn - Alice Atkins
Catherine of Aragon - Rebecca Aloneftis
Jane Seymour - Zoe Nesteriuc
Katherine Howard - Abi Daniels
Watch our for more news on this show here, in our newsletter and on Facebook shortly!
And we're also starting to plan for the 2025 Royston Town Pantomime, which this time round will be a brand new version of Goldilocks and the Three Bears by Warren McWilliams, who's rapidly becoming our go-to pantomime author, having penned last year's record-breaking The Little Mermaid and before that the equally brilliant Sleeping Beauty.
Open auditions for the adult roles in the show took place on Monday 7 October and the cast list will be published shortly. Auditions for the junior ensemble (ages 12-17 inclusive) take place between 7.00 and 8.00 p.m. on Thursday 17 October in the Drama Studio at King James Academy Royston (Senior Site). Please note that all juniors must be accompanied by a responsible adult who will need to sign the necessary paperwork while auditions take place.