REHEARSALS
UNDERWAY FOR
MY UNCLE FREDDIE
My
Uncle Freddie
South
Shields Customs House
Tuesday
17th– Saturday 21st July 2018.
Rehearsals
have begun for The Customs House production of My Uncle Freddie.
The
award-winning BBC Radio 4 comedy drama has been adapted for the stage by the
writer of the original series, Jarrow-born Alex Ferguson, who was recent
inducted as a Fellow of The Customs House Academy.
Rehearsals for
My Uncle Freddie get underway at Jarrow Town Hall.
(L-R) Paul
Dunn, Georgia Nicholson, writer Alex Ferguson, Jill Dellow,
director Gareth
Hunter, costume designer David Gibson, Andrew Finnigan and Chris Connel.
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Set in
Jarrow in the 1930s, the play follows the adventures of 10-year-old Lecky and
his family, including his imaginative Uncle Freddie, who is full of tale tales
about his involvement in various major historical events.
The cast
gathered at Jarrow Town Hall on Monday to begin rehearsals under the watchful
eye of Mr Ferguson and the show’s director, Gareth Hunter. They were joined by
Jordan Embleton, technical manager at The Customs House, who has been working
on the soundscape, and costume designer David Gibson.
Gareth
said: “We’ve got a great cast assembled and it was lovely to see them all
together and hear the script read aloud in such a fantastic location. The play
is set in Jarrow and references areas around Grange Road, where Jarrow Town
Hall is situated. Jarrow Town Hall is an
inspirational place to rehearse in because of the history of the building. The
cast are really excited to get started. It’s a fun script and the play is going
to be enjoyable for the cast and audience alike.”
Lecky
is played by The Customs House Youth Theatre alumnus Andrew Finnigan (Broken Biscuits, Drip), while Broadway
actor Chris Connel (The Pitman Painters,
Emmerdale, Byker Grove, Inspector George Gently) takes on the role of Uncle
Freddie.
Georgia Nicholson (The Cinder Path, The Dolly Mixtures) plays Mam, Paul Dunn (I Left My Heart in Roker Park, Seriously
Dead) plays Dad and Jill Dellow (Horrible
Histories, Tracey Beaker Returns, Hollyoaks, Hospital People, Vera), plays
Aunt Bella.
My
Uncle Freddie was first broadcast in 1997 as a hilarious and heart-warming
trilogy of tales from a 1930s childhood in Jarrow. It was recorded at Beamish,
where publicity shots for the stage production were taken in May.
Tickets:
Tickets
for My Uncle Freddie are priced from £15 and available from the box office on
(0191) 454 1234 or online at www.customshouse.co.uk.
Performances start at 7.30pm, with a 2.30pm matinee on Thursday and Saturday.
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