Pleasure Dome Theatre Company

All Aboard!

 

This year, Pleasure Dome celebrates ten years at the Valley of Rocks with a return to our supernatural origins and a haunting production of Charles Dickens' The Signalman, adapted by Jonathan Holloway and directed by Scott Le Crass. We are proud to be creating this production in partnership with the brilliant Landmark Theatre who have continuously championed and supported our work. Exploring themes of mental health and rural isolation, this South West retelling, drawing on the impact of the Beeching cuts, pulls into the Valley of Rocks this July before steaming across the South West visiting a choice selection of Heritage Railways, Museums and Arts Venues. Keep your eyes peeled for returning familiar faces and some star castings, all delighted to be joining our creative family and fantastic community performers to bring this story to life.

 

We are looking for hard-working, enthusiastic, and fearless people of all levels of experience and of any casting to augment our professional company as a community chorus. Performing at The Valley of Rocks is the most visceral stage experience one can have, but it is also demanding, so we are looking for team players happy to get stuck and work as a troupe. We are a disability-led company, so are open to accommodating any access needs communicated. 

​

Community Workshop-style AUDITIONS will be held at the Landmark Theatre on the 25th of April at 10:00-12:30.

 

This is as much an opportunity for you to get to meet the team and learn more about the project as it is for us to get to know you. You do not need to prepare or bring anything other than clothes you can move in comfortably, and a can-do attitude. We will be doing some movement, text work, and ensemble singing.

 

Before applying, please do check your availability with our performance and rehearsal schedule for The Signalman below:

 

Rehearsals from 8th July.

Performances:

17th- 25th July Valley of Rocks (Sunday Matinee and no show on Monday so 8 performances altogether)

 

The other agreed performance venues for the tour are:

 

Knackershole Garden Theatre 31st July

Museum of Somerset in partnership with the South West Heritage Trust 1st August

Landmark mainstage Welcome Weekender 28th August

Minehead Station platform in partnership with the West Somerset Railway 4th September

 

Rehearsals will be intensive at the Landmark from the 8th-9th of July, then from the 10th-15th in Lynton with three sessions per day, 10-1, 2-5, and 6-9. It will not be every day in that period, and you won't be called for more than two sessions a day. However, we're able to work flexibly and accommodate any NAs, even performances, given notice. 

 

To register an expression of interest and hear more, please email pleasuredometheatre@gmail.com