Spring Awakening (the play)
Written by Frank Wedekind (translated by Edward Bond)
Directed by Jenny Shaw

Venue
The Electric Theatre, Guildford
9th - 12th June 2010
Buy tickets here or call the Box Office on 01483 444789

About the show

In June 2010 Ghosts will be presenting ‘Spring Awakening: A Children’s Tragedy’ by Frank Wedekind. This groundbreaking 1890’s play was hugely ahead of its time (banned in England until 1963) and recently became a Tony Award winning musical. Much of the appeal of the play is in its comedy: the characters are often shockingly amoral, or ridiculous in their adult rigidity. It deals with timeless themes addressing the individual problems of puberty, of adapting to the adult world, of the sacrifice of the needs of childhood, of frustration and of moments of happiness for both sexes. It is set against a backdrop of religious and parental oppression and looks at the misuse of authority and the failure of adults to equip their children for reality.

Spring Awakening is a wonderful theatrical experience. It is both incredibly funny and deeply moving.

About the auditions 

The audition day was incredible and every single person that auditioned displayed excellent characterisation and took direction extremely well... leaving us with a very, very difficult decision process. I would like to thank everyone for making the effort to come along on Sunday and for really throwing themselves into the workshop and i really hope everyone enjoyed themselves.

Crew List (tbc)

THIS PAGE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION - 11 April 2010