Our community production is back!
Our Head of Creative Programme Olivia Race tells us all about our 2023 community production.Hi! My name is Olivia Race and I am the Head of Creative Programme at Lawrence Batley Theatre and the Director of our community production.
As a building built by and for the community, our community productions are at the heart of what we do. Bringing people of all ages from across Huddersfield and Kirklees together to tell incredible stories.
Our community productions are a chance for local people to star on our stage in a fully produced show. Our previous community productions have all been adaptions of classic plays or stories with an added Lawrence Batley Theatre twist and have included Henry V, our ★★★★ (The Stage) animated version of A Christmas Carol, Macbeth and The Tempest.
Our 2023 community production will see us embark upon this project for the 5th year.
This year’s community production will be a contemporary adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Exploring the stories science fiction themes, our modern take will be inspired by artificial intelligence, digital technology, catfishing and social media. After meeting with our creative team last week, I’m feeling very excited about what we have in-store.
The show will be performed on the main stage of our theatre from Thu 21 – Sat 23 September 2023.
Our community production is for everyone. It’s open to all ages, and we would encourage anyone who is interested to get involved.
We will be holding some community production information sessions at the theatre where you can meet myself and some of the wider production and theatre team.
These sessions will be taking place on:
Wed 21 June, 6:30pm & Tue 27 June, 6.30pm
Come along to find out more about the production and about getting involved. No need to book a place, just come along!
We’ll be then holding friendly audition sessions on:
Sat 1 July, Sun 2 July & Mon 3 July
More information about these auditions will be provided soon.
Our production team for this year is:
Writer: Chris O’Connor
Director: Olivia Race
Assistant Director: Catherine Traveller
Designer: Betty Hadfield
Movement Director: Keisha Hamilton
Sound Designer: Russell Ditchfield
Lighting Designer: Chris Brearley
I’m thrilled we’ve been able to assemble a team of northern and local creatives to bring this production together.
Click here to register your interest in taking part in our community production and join the mailing list to receive updates and information about the project and the auditions.
