The Cockermouth Amateur Dramatic Society are looking forward to putting on their next show ‘Quartet’, by master playwright Ronald Harwood.
The play opens with three elderly opera singers, Cissy, Reg and Wilf, living quietly and relatively happily in a retirement home for musicians. But the peaceful atmosphere is about to be shattered by the arrival of legendary diva Jean Horton. Jean was a big star in her time and was once unhappily married to Reg. How will he react? And will the four of them ever sing together again?
Warm, witty and sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, ‘Quartet’ was once made into a successful film. But the stage play puts the focus back where it belongs – on the four colourful characters and their often complex, tempestuous relationships with each other.
The CADS production features Morgan Sweeney and Kelly Davis as Reg and Jean, and Alison Shutt and Jim Samson as Cissy and Wilf. Director Len Wainwright says: ‘It’s been great working with this talented group of actors on one of the funniest plays I’ve ever directed.’
The play runs from Friday 29th to Sunday 31st March. The Friday and Saturday performances start at 7.30pm. The Sunday performance is a matinee, starting at 2.30pm. Tickets, priced at £10 (or £5 for under-25s), are available online at https://www.kirkgatearts.org.uk/mec-category/theatre/
or you can phone 01900 826448 (Mon–Sat, 10am–1pm), or buy them on the door.
