Ian Youngs reports on Director Alan Lane’s ‘Blood and Chocolate’ outdoor theatre performance, showing the people of York the relevance of theatre and its role in the community.
How do you get residents of a city to go to the theatre? Try taking the theatre to the city. That is the idea behind a play that will see a troupe of World War I nurses dancing in the streets of York.
"There's a guy who's just bought a herd of beef cattle."
Director Alan Lane is discussing some of the 180 locals who are in his new play, Blood and Chocolate.
"He's postponed taking ownership of the beef cattle to make sure that he can do the last show.
"There's another guy who's doing the Yorkshire Marathon on the morning of the last show," the director continues.
"He will come from the marathon, which he expects to do in about five hours, and then is going to come and do the show.
"There's another woman who has 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, and she dances throughout the show.
"There's a five-year-old girl who's brilliant. There's also a woman who's a chief exec of something… I can't remember now."
The director is trying to prove that the cast of Blood and Chocolate come from every walk of life and are giving their all for this play.
How do you get residents of a city to go to the theatre? Try taking the theatre to the city. That is the idea behind a play that will see a troupe of World War I nurses dancing in the streets of York.
"There's a guy who's just bought a herd of beef cattle."
Director Alan Lane is discussing some of the 180 locals who are in his new play, Blood and Chocolate.
"He's postponed taking ownership of the beef cattle to make sure that he can do the last show.
"There's another guy who's doing the Yorkshire Marathon on the morning of the last show," the director continues.
"He will come from the marathon, which he expects to do in about five hours, and then is going to come and do the show.
"There's another woman who has 12 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, and she dances throughout the show.
"There's a five-year-old girl who's brilliant. There's also a woman who's a chief exec of something… I can't remember now."
The director is trying to prove that the cast of Blood and Chocolate come from every walk of life and are giving their all for this play.