Cads Theatre

Monthly Play Reading-Taking Steps
2019-11-12 19:30 (Europe/London) | Conservative Club, Cockermouth, 7 Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9LE, United Kingdom
Taking Steps- Alan Ayckbourn
*Please note the changed date. For this Months playreading only the reading will occur on the 2nd Tuesday of the month rather than the usual 1st Wednesday of the month*
Plaster is falling down, loud noises are heard in the empty old 3 storey house; the setting of Alan Ayckbourn’s 1979 play which he describes as his ‘only real classic farce’. We meet Elizabeth, whom is at a crossroads with her unappreciative, alcoholic husband Roland, Elizabeth’s brother, Mark and his girlfriend Kitty, Leslie the landlord who is also the dodgy builder and Tristram, Roland’s poor excuse of a solicitor. As the play unfolds we see that it is not only the house thats collapsing but their relationships are also crumbling away. Their selfish ways results in them getting their ‘just deserts’ some more deserving than the others.

Monthly Play Reading
2019-10-02 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bush, Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9JS, United Kingdom
CADS Monthly Play Reading- 4000 Miles by Amy Herzog
Come along to an informal night with CADS, meet some of our members and enjoy taking part or just listening to this months very funny script. It is a great way to see if being involved with CADS is something that interests you.
4000 Miles- Amy Herzog
After suffering a major loss on a cross-country bike trip, 21 yr old Leo seeks solace from his grandmother Vera, a feisty 91 yr old. In just 1 month, the unlikely roomies infuriate, bewilder and ultimately reach each other.
A finalist for the 2013 Pultizer Prize in Drama, Amy Herzog’s 4000 Miles is a compassionate, intimate and funny play that examines the love of the family we choose, the family we can’t, the healing power of trust and how two outsiders find their way in today’s world.

Auditions-Improbable Fiction
2019-07-24 19:30 (Europe/London) | Conservative Club, Cockermouth, 7 Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9LE, United Kingdom
Auditions-Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn
Another great Comedy by Alan Ayckbourne will be Performed by CADS from the 6th-8th December at the Kirkgate Centre.
The play is set on a Winter’s evening in Arnold’s home. He is Chairman of a writing group which consists of himself and five others with a variety of different writing styles and genres.
Arnold attempts to pursuade the aspiring authors to collaborate on a piece of writing but his efforts are quickly dismissed.
The meeting closes, there is a clap of thunder and Arnolds’ story unfolds…
Cast: We are looking to cast 3 males and 4 females of different ages.
We also welcome anyone interested in working behind the scenes. There are roles in lighting, backstage, sound, costume, props and much more. If you are interested in helping backstage you can either come along to auditions or email us.

Open Auditions-Cinderella
2019-07-14 14:00 - 17:00 (Europe/London) | The Friends Meeting House, 65 Kirkgate, Cockermouth, cumbria, CA13 9PH, United Kingdom
CADS Annual Pantomime Open Auditions
CADS will be performing the Pantomime Cinderella by Jim Sperinck in the last two weekends of January 2020.
Rehearsals will begin in September and are every Sunday afternoon.
If your interested in being involved come along to our Open Auditions. You will get a chance to meet the production team and hear about the production. Refreshments will be available.
We welcome anyone interested from 8 years +. There are plenty of parts available.
If you want more info or are interested but can’t make the date please email enquiries@cadstheatre.co.uk and someone will get back to you.

Cinderella- Jim Sperinck
2019-07-07 14:00 (Europe/London) | The Friends Meeting House, 65 Kirkgate, Cockermouth, cumbria, CA13 9PH, United Kingdom
CADS Annual Pantomime- Cinderella by Jim Sperinck
A workshop and partial read-through of the script for our Pantomime. It will be performed in the last two weekends of January 2020.
This is a great script with a comic trio of decorators, Short, Back and Sides as well as all the usual traditional Pantomime character one expects.
We welcome anyone interested in taking part to come to the script readthrough and workshop.

Bold Girls -Rona Munro
2019-07-03 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Bush, Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9JS, United Kingdom
CADS Monthly Play Reading- Bold Girls by Rona Munro
Award-Winning playwright Rona Munro celebrates women’s strength under seige in this sharply funny and moving script that never shys away from the harsh realities of life during the Troubles in Ireland.
Based in West Belfast we are introduced to a group of women who’s husbands are either locked up or have been killed. They’re trying to get on with their lives, with kids to feed and laundry to do, despite all the bombs, burning buses and soldiers tramping on their flower beds. However it is the arrival of a mysterious young women that disrupts their girl’s night out. Will the devastating revelations which ensue shatter their dreams and threaten their friendships?

Monthly Playreading-Boeing Boeing
2019-06-05 19:30 (Europe/London) | Conservative Club, Cockermouth, 7 Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9LE, United Kingdom
Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti first produced in 1965
This hit comedy similar in vein to Shakespeare’s comedies of merry misadventures and mistaken identities, Boeing Boeing tells the exploits of French bachelor Bernard and his lovely three female flight attendants. They all believe they’re engaged to Bernard! In the past, he’s been able to juggle these women due to his detailed timetable of his fiancés’ flight schedules. However, when all of the women end up at his apartment on the same day, Bernard (with help from his bewildered friend Robert) struggles to keep them from learning the truth. Will the lying lothario be able to keep up this charade, or will a disaster occur? As they say: all’s well that ends well!

CADS AGM
2019-05-19 16:30 UTC | The Bush, Main Street, Cockermouth, Cumbria, CA13 9JS, United Kingdom
CADS Annual General Meeting. Open to all.
Members can vote, nominate and be elected for committee.
You will get a chance to hear what the committee has been up to and have a chance to put forward any ideas you may have for the best interest of the Society.
We would welcome anyone onto the committee who has skills in advertising, social media, event organising, funding, record keeping, drama youth work, stage technical abilities or any other skills that they think would be an asset to a drama group. We are keen for those interested to have a willingness to take on tasks and support others. If you are a person who enjoys being on committees to assist the group’s development, a person passionate about drama in the local community then please, come along.
There will be a small buffet afterwards.
