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About The Glee Club
‘Of all my years of growing up, I grew up in 1962…’
The Glee Club, made up of five hard-working, hard-drinking miners and a church organist, is preparing for the local gala. Though they’re established in the working men’s clubs, they aren’t exactly at the vanguard of a musical revolution.
This is the summer of ’62. Britain and music are about to change, so too are the lives of these six men. Will anything ever be the same again?
The raucous comedy featuring live music, is an Out of Joint, CAST and Kiln Theatre co-production.
This play contains male nudity, strong language, references to homophobic violence and abortion, and is recommended for ages 14+
Image by Bronwen Sharp and Cog Design
CAST
10 March ‐ 14 March 2020
Theatr Clwyd, Mold
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Cancelled
Lichfield Garrick
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Cancelled
Harrogate Theatre
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Cancelled
Malvern Theatre
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Cancelled
Cambridge Arts Theatre
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Cancelled
Theatre Royal, Bury St Edmunds
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Cancelled
Northern Stage, Newcastle
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Cancelled
Yvonne Arnaud, Guildford
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Cancelled
Oldham Coliseum Theatre
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Cancelled
Leeds Playhouse
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Cancelled
York Theatre Royal
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Cancelled
Kiln Theatre, London
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Cast
Bant
Bill Ward
Phil
Eamonn Riley
Walt
Joshua Hayes
Jack
Kai Owen
Colin
Linford Johnson
Scobie
Robert Jackson
Creative Team
Writer
Richard Cameron
Director
Kate Wasserberg
Musical Director & Sound Designer
Dyfan Jones
Designer
Mark Bailey
Lighting Designer
Katy Morison
Associate and Movement Director
Sita Thomas
Assistant Director
Gavin Joseph
Casting Director
Sarah Hughes CDG
Company Stage Manager
Jack Opie
Deputy Stage Manager
Emily Hewlett
Assistant Stage Manager
Raisa Daya
Production Manager
Andy Reader
Costume Supervisor
Claire Nicolas
Production Sound Engineer
Ian Barnard
Production Electrician
Tom Turner
Carpenter
James Chapman
On Stage - photography by Marc Brenner
In the Rehearsal Room - photography by Hana Kovacs
First Day of Rehearsals - photography by Hana Kovacs
★ ★ ★ ★
This gorgeous play by Richard Cameron - revived with tender élan by Kate Wasserberg - zeroes in with extraordinary skill.
★ ★ ★ ★
Richard Cameron's comedy is a tender exploration of male friendship and sense of community
All six actors have terrific voices, harmonising beautifully on a number of old standards against Mark Bailey’s suitably industrial set full of brick and steel.
A great evening of theatre at @castindoncaster seeing The Glee Club. @Out_of_Joint I saw your production of Rita, Sue and Bob Too... too and I thoroughly enjoy the heart, humour and detail you put in your work. Kate Wasserberg, thanks for the Q&A! Your work is something to behold
— Tommy Carmichael (@TommyCarmich) March 3, 2020
@Out_of_Joint Grand Press Night for the Glee Club. Excellent job in all areas, acting, directing, music, set etc. Thoroughly enjoyable. Nice to see a locally set story, funny and poignant. Recommend if you live in the area go see. It’s on at #CAST Doncaster.
— Jennifer (@Sunnyjennfer) March 4, 2020
LOVED #TheGleeClub @castindoncaster by @Out_of_Joint directed by the wonderful Kate Wasserberg, associate & movement director by my super talented bessie @SitaThomas5 A fantastic evening & hope you have a great tour! Coming to @LeedsPlayhouse 19-23 May.
— K A M A L (@kamal_kaan) March 4, 2020
🌹👏🏼✨👏🏼✨👏🏼✨👏🏼🌹 pic.twitter.com/Sodgk0zqCx
To @cast in Doncaster for press night of @Out_of_Joint production of Richard Cameron’s The Glee Club which tours to @yorktheatre in May. Funny, sad, singing, nudity, miners, more singing ... my kind of night out pic.twitter.com/ftjSfSzdX6
— Steve Pratt (@stevewpratt) March 4, 2020
What an corker of a show @Out_of_Joint’s #TheGleeClub Press Night was last night - genuinely believe it’s one of the best plays written in a long time; I promise, if you get a ticket it won’t disappoint. And the cherry on the cake was this beautiful man assistant directed it👏 pic.twitter.com/0tdQGenvy7
— George Reid (@mrgeorgereid) March 4, 2020
Fantastic afternoon of theatre #GleeClub @castindoncaster @Out_of_Joint poignant & humorous a great production
— Sarah J Robinson (@sarahjrobinson1) March 4, 2020
This is a free educational resource pack aimed at Drama and English students who may be coming to see The Glee Club on tour, but which can be downloaded and perused by anybody.
It contains material about the themes of the play, interviews with the writer Richard Cameron and our Musical Director Dyfan Jones, an article on Homosexuality in 1962 written by historian Dr Helen Smith, as well as practical exercises designed to be used in the classroom, which cover the Stanislavskian methods Kate Wasserberg uses in our rehearsals.
If you have any questions about the content of this pack, or wish to book a workshop or inset day with us along the tour, please email ruby@outofjoint.co.uk or call us on 0207 609 0207.
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