Elders' Company Project

NCS has joined forces with the Elders' Company at Theatre by the Lake (TBTL), Keswick.  Part of a National initiative, the local company comprises a group of talented, enthusiastic actors with various levels of experience. The group is coordinated by our own Dave Cryer, Learning and Participation Manager at TBTL.

This Summer, they will perform a selection of short plays at the National Trust's Derwentwater Regatta over the weekend 7th & 8th July and, again, in the Studio at TBTL at 4pm on Sunday, 15 July.

NCS was approached in a joint venture to submit scripts for the project. Plays have been selected and workshops and rehearsals are underway!

Picture the Scene - RESULTS!

Our panel of three judges, each read all submissions and agreed a shortlist of 5 plays.  These were passed to Helen Turnbull for the final decision and, after days of reading, we can now announce the 3 winning entries:

Telling by Marilyn Messenger and Mike Smith, 

The Poet Who Painted a Picture by Tash Shaw

and

Carry On Painting by Kevan France.

CONGRATULATIONS!

These 3 winning plays will be performed in the studio at Theatre by the Lake (TBTL), Keswick at 7.30pm on Saturday, 20 October 2018 and at the Penrith Playhouse at 7.30pm on Friday, 26 October 2018.  Tickets available from:

https://www.theatrebythelake.com

http://penrithplayers.org.uk

The runners up were:

You'll Never Walk Alone by Anne Ginty

and

Many Mansions by John Scott.