Solo live theatre performer Chris Green is returning to Wakefield to perform a show written specifically for him, called ‘Under’.
Last year he collaborated with Country Players for his performance of Coaltown Blues and committee member Peter Verstappen says it has turned into “quite a fruitful partnership”.
The group organises the shows and can then offer the community another level of professional quality, he says.
“This is using the resources we have to bring a professional actor into our community to perform just for us.”
The show at the Wakefield Village Hall on March 22 to 24 is split into two parts.
In the first half of the show, Chris performs Under which is written by Kiwi playwright Cassandra Tse.
It is the story of a man seeking to recover a lost love but learning that memory is a game for two players.
In the second half, he is the same character in Under an Old Hat, but it is based at a later time when he updates his story through humour, anecdotes and songs.
Peter says the show will have two evening performances that follow the Country Players’ picnic theatre format, plus an afternoon matinee.
Chris’ Coaltown Blues’ performance last year was one of three shows put on by Country Players through the year which included sold-out shows of The Addams Family and then Our Man in Havana.
“That shows the loyalty of our community and the quality of the shows. Interestingly, 30 to 40 per cent of the audience was from Nelson.”
Peter says planned shows this year include She Kills Monsters, which is based on video-game themes and has younger characters, then Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility toward the end of the year.
For tickets email bookcountryplayers@gmail.com
