Mother Goose is being performed at the Charlton School in Wellington, we say hello to some of the cast as they prepare.
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00:00So we're here at the Charlton School in Wellington, and this isn't normal school uniform, is it?
00:05What's going on?
00:07So, we're here at the Charlton School in Wellington.
00:10This isn't normal school uniform, is it?
00:12What's going on?
00:14How you doing, guys? It's the... What's the players called?
00:18Crown Players.
00:19Crown Players. And you are practising for, rehearsing for...
00:23Mother Goose.
00:24And when's it on, guys? Tell us.
00:26From tomorrow.
00:27From tomorrow?
00:28I'm going into Brummie. Get out of my Brummie, will you?
00:31From tomorrow. And how long's it on for, guys?
00:34It's on for a week.
00:36A week. And it's all performed here at the Charlton School?
00:39I'm going into Brummie, don't I?
00:42Every night, yeah.
00:43Every night.
00:44Two on Saturday.
00:46Two on Saturday. So, tell us a little bit about Mother Goose and how it's been going.
00:50Tell us a bit about the play. The synopsis.
00:53Oh, it's great. It's about this woman who's really poor, old and ugly.
00:58And she gets this goose given to her.
01:00And it brings golden eggs and makes her rich beyond her wildest dreams.
01:04But then she gets very selfish.
01:06And so nobody likes her.
01:08And I'm in Brummie again.
01:10Nobody likes a selfish goose, do they?
01:13So, how long have you been in the play as four, then?
01:16You all kind of long-standing cast members?
01:19What?
01:20Ten years.
01:21Twenty-eight years for me.
01:22Twenty-eight years?
01:23Twenty-eight years.
01:24So, dare I ask, how old were you when you started, then?
01:27Five.
01:31So, you've done a few plays over the years.
01:33One or two.
01:34Yeah, yeah.
01:35And what's the current state of live theatre in Shropshire? Is it good?
01:39Brilliant.
01:40Good.
01:41There's a lot going on, isn't there? Kind of behind the scenes.
01:44There's a lot of productions happening.
01:46So, have you done Mother Goose before in the 28th? You must have.
01:50I have once before.
01:51Once before?
01:52Yes.
01:53And what role were you playing?
01:54I think I was just in the chorus that time.
01:56Ah, so you've upgraded to a golden egg.
01:58I've upgraded to Silly Billy.
02:00Silly Billy.
02:01And what character do you play, madam?
02:04Jill Goose.
02:05Joe Goose.
02:06Which Joe Goose fit into it, then? Touch me, Mother Goose.
02:09Jill.
02:10Jill Goose.
02:11Jill Goose.
02:12So, what's your role in it, then, Jill?
02:14I'm Mother Goose's daughter.
02:16Ah, OK.
02:17What a beautiful mother. I can see where the looks have come from, you know what I mean?
02:21Well, we wish you all the best, guys. Oh, we should mention.
02:24So, where's Seven Hospice pop-up coming to it, then? What's that all about?
02:29Well, it's one of our favourite charities that we support.
02:32It's a local charity, and this is our...
02:38Well, we're doing it for two years, but we've raised money for them in the past.
02:45When Seven Hospice before it opened, we actually dug some of the...
02:49Oh, yeah, the foundations. Yeah, yeah.
02:51That's right.
02:52Wow. Multitalented.
02:54Absolutely, yeah.
02:55Right, well, thank you, guys, and all the very best. Ta-ra.
02:58Ta-ra.
02:59Ta-ra a bit.
03:01We're at the Crown Players.
03:05I was just testing to keep it out of the way.
03:08Three, two, one.
03:10Here we are at the Crown Players dress rehearsal for Mother Goose.
03:13Get your tickets now. We're on all this week.
03:16Seven o'clock. Get your tickets.