In anticipation of LUTG’s new production, Dealer’s Choice, showing this weekend in the Jack Hylton Room, SCAN caught up with the Producer, Lilly Bryony Menear who gave us a sneak peek of what is to be expected from this dark comedy.
Dealer’s Choice is a dark comedy, leading up to and revolving around a poker game. What happens when you’re playing for more than just the money?
Dealer’s Choice is a dark comedy, leading up to and revolving around a poker game. What happens when you’re playing for more than just the money?
A note from the team working on the show:
Dealer’s Choice has been an incredible process. Our backstage team, lead by Stage Managers Tosca Herson and Jessica McIntosh, have been incredibly on it about how to turn the JHR into first a restaurant, and then a basement fit for weekly poker night, and it’s looking like their work will produce some great results to bring the play to life. The cast and the directing team have been learning how to play poker, as well as how to play a character while playing poker – not the easiest task! Coming from an interest in strong character work and experience bringing the comedy out of a script, director Jacqui Clark is delivering another high standard dark comedy. Of course, as with any play, it really all comes down to the text, and Patrick Marber has provided a script that is so easy to find comedy in, despite its moments of real emotional impact. We hope that when you come to see it you laugh as much as we have along the way.
A note on LUTG:
Lancaster University Theatre Group is dedicated to making great theatre. All shows are entirely student-driven, from the actors and directors to producers keeping budgets and publicity material on track, to stage managers designing and building sets as well as running all technical aspects of a show. Each role is an opportunity for students, and we also have many assistant and shadow roles to get involved with. To find out more, find us on Facebook as Lancaster University Theatre Group.
LUTG Presents: Dealer’s Choice by Patrick Marber
7th of March – 7.30pm
8th of March – 2:30pm and 7.30pm
The Jack Hylton Room, The Great Hall Campus, Lancaster University Campus
Tickets: £5 LUTG Members // £6 Student // £7 FullTo book, email lutgdealerschoice@gmail.com with how many tickets you would like of which type and for which performance.
