The Great Office Block of ’87
Group – Tuesday Advancers
Date – 3rd April 2022
Time – 19:45
Written by Aaron Tonks
Performance Rights courtesy of Aaron Tonks
Directed by Aaron Tonks
We are giving you a glimpse at a life in the week of this office block. From a magazine house to fitness gurus. Every floor has its problems, in house politics and different ways of running things. If only someone would fix the stairs.
After the success of last year, this group had the challenge of trying something completely different. Last term I came to them with the idea of a show based in an office block and challenged them to start thinking of characters that they have never played before.
During this term we haven’t been without our challenges. It has taken them all a long time to learn their lines but once that was accomplished, it has created a great freedom in their performances and they have been able to make mature choices for their characters. As this show is based in an office, there has been the temptation to sit down the whole time so it’s been hard to find ways to make each office have its own dynamic and not feel stale.
This group is always a lot of fun to work with (sometimes they have too much fun) and I love creating stories and characters for them to play and push them in their acting.
I really hope they have enjoyed the challenge and that you enjoy watching their work come to life.
Enjoy the show!
Aaron Tonks
CAST LIST
Sebastian Ruben Amies
Chuck Sonny Attwood
Lynda Dorothea Blond
Matty Isaac Brunner
Niles Sonny Campbell
Derrick Malik Carter
Rosemary Rosie Connors Pelling
Evie Shula Cooper
Michelle Ruby Don
Sandra Grace Golland
Carol Mary Gwynn
Julie Esme Izzard
Rachel Lily Le Patourel
Daphne Tahlia Lovegrove
Jeff Charlie Parrott
Brian Connor Randall
Jamie Rox Toyne