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 This year, HAODS will be taking on the challenge of Pam Valentine's A Dog's Life as their festival play. This play is one that is guaranteed to bring both laughter and tears to its audience, and it has received lots of awards at festivals around the country since it was first published in 2000.
The auditions for this production - probably the most hilarious auditions ever - had the director, Wendy Huntley, actually in tears of laughter. Luckily, the day was not only very entertaining, but it also contained some excellent performances and the cast has finally been chosen. It is a strong cast, and if the first rehearsal is anything to go by, they promise to wring every ounce of humour and pathos out of the dialogue! It is a very physical play as the actors are personifying the dogs and spend most of the time on all fours, so at least they can all be sure of being very fit by the end of it!
This is a very special year for the Henley Festival as it is their 40th Anniversary and we are delighted to be able to take part. HAODS will be performing on Friday 4th May and we would love to see lots of you there, so please come along and support your fellow society members. Festival plays are not only a great experience for the director and the cast of the play, but they are also a very good way of promoting the society and of gaining new members and new audiences. The more support we can muster the better! We wish the cast and Wendy lots of luck with this production, and we look forward to watching their efforts.
Cast
Ben (a battered old mongrel) - Roger Redfern
Fritz (a tough German Shepherd) - Gareth Saunders
Fifi (a spoilt poodle) - Claire Wallis
Ginger (an excitable young pup) - Julie Huntington
The Warder - Paul Cockfield
The Woman Visitor - Karen DuPlessis
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