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Highbury Players stage Paul Allen's Brassed Off, directed by Maura Judges, at Highbury Theatre Centre in Sutton Coldfield. The comedy is set in a community whose local coal mine faces closure and whose colliery brass band keeps hope alive.
The production plays from 8 to 19 June 2027 and is staged by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd.
Auditions are open
Highbury Players are casting Brassed Off, directed by Maura Judges.
- Danny: ex-miner and veteran conductor of Grimley Band.
- Phil: Danny's son, a miner and trombone player, about 35.
- Sandra: Phil's wife.
- Jim: an older miner and euphonium player.
- Vera: Jim's wife.
- Harry: Jim's close companion in the pit and band, playing E flat bass (tuba).
- Rita: Harry's wife.
- Andy: a miner and tenor horn player, about 25.
- Gloria: newly returned to Grimley, an excellent flugelhorn player, about 25.
- Shane: Phil and Sandra's son, aged 8 in 1994, now older.
- Craig and Melody: Shane's younger brother and sister.
- Also needed: bailiffs, nurses, miners and brass band players.
A production launch takes place on Monday 8 March 2027, 7:30-9:30pm, in the Upper Foyer at Highbury Theatre Centre, Sheffield Road, Sutton Coldfield. It includes meeting the director and a read-through of the play, with no booking needed. Auditions for acting roles follow on Monday 15 March 2027 at 7:30pm in the Upper Foyer.
Those who want to be involved are invited to become Highbury Players members. Anyone unable to attend the launch can email [email protected], and the message is forwarded to the director. All roles are unpaid.
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