Rehearsal today went so well. After blocking the whole of the second act and seeing our cast show a truly moving understanding of character and of Hunter's motifs and meaning we were left a very excited pair of directors.

"Film noir is not a genre, and is not constricted by genre.  Detective movies, gangster pictures, science-fiction films, even westerns take place in noir territory. Likewise, it's more than just a visual style, or a whodunnit spiked with hard-boiled attitude.  Film noir is an aesthetic, a cynical and disturbing way of looking at the repressed nightmare lurking beneath the post-war American Dream." The Night of The Hunter looks to bring about this grim understanding of beauty and it's manifestations within the context of the mind of the fanatical killer, those that endure in the face of suffering and of the child. Innocence and experience brought to you as it is in the subjective mind's eye...

Forevermore! What a pretty day!

Well, sure! It's Spring - that's why it's so purty!

Crew meeting tonight 4-5 in the Law building, room 0.22! Our lovely Production Manager Jack will be discussing the general aesthetic of the play and the ideas we have so far. Get your creative heads on, there is much to discuss. You will also get an idea of the sound, lighting, props and costumes we've got in mind. Suggestions welcome. We will also be discussing the venue's design and throw around some dates for a potential visit so that you can all start visualising the finished set. Exciting! See you all there!

Update:

The first read-through with our fabulous cast tonight went very well. It was so exciting to hear the script being read in character. Rehearsal tomorrow 5-7 in the Law building, room 0.22! See you all then. Hooray!  

Update:

We now have a crew! Plus a wonderful Production manager and publicity officer to complete our glorious team! Watch this space for updates on the production and for publicity, photos of the crew's progress, art and events. On a less exciting note, Emily has managed to get her hands on some much sought-after polaroid 600 film so keep your eyes peeled for snapshots of the cast & crew in action!

CREW LIST!

Crew for THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER: 

Production Manager: Jack Jenkins

Publicity Officer: Tom Webb

Catherine Mizrahi

Alice Young

Judith Volk

Catherine Allen

Jamila Ali

Lucy Clarke

Rachel Pitt

Sarah Uhl

Hattie Lamb

So excited to work with you guys! We will be holding a meeting on Tuesday 25th October so see you then. Details of the time and venue will be sent out via text.

CAST LIST:

We now have a cast for our production! Thank you to everyone who auditioned & well done! Tensions were flying high last night but we can safely say that on leaving the casting meeting, we couldn't have been more excited. THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER cast list is as follows:

The Preacher - Thomas Greene

Willa Harper - Georgia Bradley

John Harper/ Ben Harper - James Sidwell

Pearl Harper - Amy Gilbrook

Rachel: Sophie Brown

Ruby: Kitty Imbert

Icey Spoon - Chelsea Gillard

Walt Spoon - Todd Elliott

Miz Cunningham - Becca Smithers

Uncle Birdie - Bruno Charez

Blake - Chris Belk
Policeman - James Sutherland

We will be holding our first cast meeting on Tuesday 25th October. See you all then!

Update:

We had a great time seeing all the new faces at CAMEO on Monday night and of course, catching up with the Act One veterans too! We are thrilled at the level of interest being shown in 'THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER' and look forward to seeing you all at AUDITIONS and CREW SIGN-UP in the next couple of weeks! Excited? Not as much as we are!

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