The Boor Comes to Scone

Filed in Recent News by September 15, 2016

FROM humour relating to bodily functions to linguistic comedy which is not lost in translation from the original French script, the Boor Hug is a play everyone can enjoy.

Phil Charley, director of the Scone Community and Amateur Dramatic Society play said the play was the clear winner from the 25 plays they considered and he thinks the audience will agree it was a good choice.

French sergeant Casimir played by Patrick Wild decides to train Flugel a German peasant played by Miles Noonan to be his servant and much frustration and comedy ensues.

French sergeant Casimir played by Patrick Wild decides to train Flugel a German peasant played by Miles Noonan to be his servant and much frustration and comedy ensues.

“Everyone involved with the readings loved this play the most,” said Mr Charley.

“The Boor Hug” about a young Parisian gentleman, Casimir Ferret, who hires Flugel, a country peasant from Strasbourg, as his new servant,” he said.

“He’s confident he can train this diamond in the rough in the ways of Parisian society, but may have bitten off more than he can chew.

“However, Flugel’s heart is in the right place, and he seeks out every opportunity to help Casimir with his love life and devious marriage plans.

“Fortunately we found four good actors for the roles, including Patrick Wild who has never been on stage before so it will be his debut performance,” he said.

“There is also Dominique McGovern who has acted before, it will be the first time he has acted in Scone and Mile Noonan has been in the last few plays I’ve directed and Maree English has also been in many local plays and is an English and drama teacher at the Scone Grammar School,” he said.

SCADS have typically held their annual production in May to coincide with the Horse Festival but changed the date to September and hope to attract more people to the play.

“As the Horse Festival became bigger and bigger it became more difficult to get actors because so many people were tied up with horse events and in the two month lead-up for rehearsal there are also horse sales, so it is a very busy time of year,” Phil Charley said.

“So we thought moving it to spring would be better and the number of actors we had audition bodes really well, we were actually in a position where we had to turn people away and usually we are begging people to help,” he said.

“Since there is no longer heating in the old court building spring is also definitely a better option for performances.

“Supper has always proved to be popular and all performances will have supper served,” he said.

“We are optimistic the play will attract a good audience and it will appeal to a broad range of people,” Phil Charley said.

Details

WHERE: Scone Old Court House, Kingdon Street, Scone.

TICKETS: $25 each

WHEN:

  • 8pm, Friday, Sept 23;
  • 8pm, Saturday, Sept 24;
  • 2pm, Sunday, Sept 25;
  • 8pm, Thursday, Sept 29;
  • 8pm, Friday, Sept 30 and
  • 8pm, Saturday, Oct 1.

Supper provided after every performance and the theatre is open 30 minutes before curtains are raised.

The performance will run for approximately an hour.

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