The Empty Stage
March 2024
Written by Tobias Nicholls
by permission of Purple Dreams Productions
Directed by Steve Berry
Cast List
Carina Harris/Girl
Lauren Basset
Max/Guy
Josh Webb
Sadie/Emma
Faye Wyatt
Patrick/Detective Caspian
Daniel Harbour
Stage Manager
Gary Wyatt
Set Construction
Hugh Bailey, Geoff Bolden, Larry Davis, Dave Neale,
Phill Willing, Ian West, and Gerry Flanagan
Prompt
Jan Wyatt
Props
Steve Berry and RaTS members
Lighting & Sound
Matt Micallef & Geoff Bolden
Costumes
Sourced via the Oasthouse Wardrobe
NODA Review
Friday 8th March 2024
Congratulation goes out to RaTS for taking 'The Empty Stage' by Tobias Nicholls to the Oasthouse and making my visit to you a very successful evening. It's always joyful to see new works and playwrights. Keep this up.
Diva Carina Harris was murdered during a unscheduled rehearsal for an upcoming play. Now it's up to the director of the piece to determine which of his temperamental cast members is dramatic enough to be a killer!
Steve Berry, you directed this play with panache, and it was clear to see you took four talented actors and gave them a chance to shine. And shine they did, not easy with a play that had so many twists and turns. A difficult task at times I would have thought, but it worked terrifically.
Carina/Girl (Llauren Basset) - what a temperamental bitch she was, a typical diva. Llauren played Carina with a true feeling for the part. She made us feel she was taking this part and portraying a nasty temperamental actor and Llauren you succeeded.
Max /Guy (Josh Webb) is a very competent actor. Josh had the task of keeping the two actresses from killing each other, and with a great twist at the end of the play. Hush hush, wink wink.
Faye Wyatt playing Sadie/Emma certainly had lovely nuances when she was in full flow, not an easy task, but Faye did portray the downtrodden actress. It would have been easy for her to go "over the top"' but Faye kept the right balance.
Patrick/Detective Caspian (Daniel Harbour) - Patrick was the guinea pig in the twist and turns of this play. Daniel's anxiety and deception to his lifestyle well-acted Daniel.
Lighting cues were spot on, operated by Matt Micallef.
RaTS always make me welcome from the front of house to the tea ladies, and beyond, thank you RaTS for inviting me.
Gordon Harris,
NODA rep. District 5
Congratulation goes out to RaTS for taking 'The Empty Stage' by Tobias Nicholls to the Oasthouse and making my visit to you a very successful evening. It's always joyful to see new works and playwrights. Keep this up.
Diva Carina Harris was murdered during a unscheduled rehearsal for an upcoming play. Now it's up to the director of the piece to determine which of his temperamental cast members is dramatic enough to be a killer!
Steve Berry, you directed this play with panache, and it was clear to see you took four talented actors and gave them a chance to shine. And shine they did, not easy with a play that had so many twists and turns. A difficult task at times I would have thought, but it worked terrifically.
Carina/Girl (Llauren Basset) - what a temperamental bitch she was, a typical diva. Llauren played Carina with a true feeling for the part. She made us feel she was taking this part and portraying a nasty temperamental actor and Llauren you succeeded.
Max /Guy (Josh Webb) is a very competent actor. Josh had the task of keeping the two actresses from killing each other, and with a great twist at the end of the play. Hush hush, wink wink.
Faye Wyatt playing Sadie/Emma certainly had lovely nuances when she was in full flow, not an easy task, but Faye did portray the downtrodden actress. It would have been easy for her to go "over the top"' but Faye kept the right balance.
Patrick/Detective Caspian (Daniel Harbour) - Patrick was the guinea pig in the twist and turns of this play. Daniel's anxiety and deception to his lifestyle well-acted Daniel.
Lighting cues were spot on, operated by Matt Micallef.
RaTS always make me welcome from the front of house to the tea ladies, and beyond, thank you RaTS for inviting me.
Gordon Harris,
NODA rep. District 5
This innovative murder mystery from the pen of award-winning and critically acclaimed playwright Tobias Nicholls finds rising star, Carina Harris, murdered during an unscheduled rehearsal for an upcoming play. Now it falls to the director of the show to determine which of his temperamental cast members is dramatic enough to be a killer.