Hobson's Choice
By Harold Brighouse · The Tower Theatre, Folkestone
| Hobson's Choice | |
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| Production Details | |
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| Dates | 16–18 May 2024 |
| Venue | The Tower Theatre |
| Director | Graham Jeffery |
| Writer | Harold Brighouse |
| Producer | Becki Reynolds |
| Amateur production by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. | |
The Folkestone-Hythe Operatic and Dramatic Society presented Hobson's Choice on 16th–18th May 2024 at The Tower Theatre, Folkestone. An amateur production by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd.
Director's Note
Hobson's Choice was first produced in London in 1916 and, since then, has remained popular with both professional and amateur theatre companies alike. In fact, it was the last production at FHODS' Little Theatre in 2006, before they moved to The Tower Theatre.
Although more than 100 years old, the play remains both contemporary and honest, with ideas and attitudes concerning gender roles and class divisions. By updating the play to a more modern era, I feel it brings it closer to us.
Two of the key themes of the play are the right of women to determine their own lives, and the rebellion of the younger generation against their parents' outdated values; concepts that were very much to the fore in the mid 60s.
Hobson's Choice is at heart a very human story; a love story in fact.
It is also very funny.
It may be set in Lancashire and detail the decline and fall of a tyrannical Salford shoe shop owner, but it is about people everywhere. I hope you enjoy it.
This is my debut as a director for FHODS and I couldn't have asked for a finer cast or better technical and backstage support to tell our story. So, welcome to Salford in 1966 and to Hobson's shoe shop...
...Rebooted!
- Graham Jeffery, Director
Cast
Production Team
Direction & Production
- Director – Graham Jeffery
ProducerDesign & Technical
- Set Design – Robert Emptage
Set ConstructionBackstage & Wardrobe
- Stage Right – Myra Collingridge
Stage LeftMedia & Marketing
- Illustrations – Eleanor Prineas
Artwork & Design