Arts & Culture
Your chance to tread the boards with the Shoebox Theatre Company

The Shoebox Theatre Company are looking for local community actors to bring Andrew Bovell’s moving and thought provoking play, ‘When the Rain Stops Falling’ to audiences in Swindon.

The company became aware of the theatrical work by Australian writer Andrew Bovell, after they saw his latest show ‘Things I Know to be True’, at the Oxford Playhouse last year.

“The play was performed by Frantic Assembly, a well-known and respected physical theatre company, so it was beautifully performed, but what really stood out for us was the writing. As soon as we got home we researched what else Bovell had written.” said Luke Marquez, Artistic Director at the Shoebox Theatre.

“When the Rain Stops falling was exactly what we were looking for and we cannot wait to start working on it! Our next challenge is finding the right cast to make this project a reality.” 

‘When the Rain Stops Falling’ moves from the claustrophobia of a London flat in 1959 to the windswept coast of southern Australia, and into the heart of the Australian desert in 2039. 

It interweaves a series of connected stories as seven people confront the mysteries of their past in order to understand their future, revealing how patterns of betrayal, love and abandonment are passed on. Until finally, as the desert is inundated with rain, one young man finds the courage to defy the legacy. 

The characters within the play represent many generations across multiple decades, so the company are looking for 9 male and female actors with playing ages ranging from 24 to 56.

The Shoebox Theatre company was set up to support local actors over the age of 18 and to give them an opportunity to work on contemporary scripts. It also provides learning and development throughout the process, so actors can build on their technique, whilst working towards a show. This will be the Shoebox Theatre’s second performance, after a successful run of ‘The Wonderful World of Dissocia’ by Anthony Neilson in December last year.   

Auditions are being held on Wednesday the 1st of March at the Shoebox Theatre. For full details about the company, casting information, and how to take part, visit www.shoeboxtheatre.org.uk/shoeboxcompany