Amateur cast at Lyric

A GROUP of amateur actors who seized a unique opportunity to gain professional training from the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) are putting their new skills to the test at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast.
By The Newsroom
Published 27th Aug 2012, 12:33 BST

The Royal Shakespeare Company’s (RSC) Open Stages Project reaches its grand finale at the Lyric at the end of August with a performance of Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth by acclaimed playwright Tom Stoppard. The RSC Open Stages Project, which aims to develop amateur theatre and reforge the bond it has with professional theatre, has engaged with 264 amateur companies and ten regional theatres over the past year. The amateur cast are currently rehearsing with the Lyric’s professional and creative team to stage the Shakespeare-inspired play which its director, P.J. O’Reilly described as “challenging even for the professionals”.

There are three performances of Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth in the Naughton Studio of the Lyric Theatre: Friday 31 August at 8pm; Saturday 1 September at 3pm and 8pm.

For bookings call the Lyric Box Office on 028 9038 1081 or book online at www.lyrictheatre.co.uk.

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