Friday 8 and Saturday 9 July 2016: Dartington Playgoers auditions for 'Inventing Utopia'. ‘Inventing Utopia’ is a new play written by Nick Stimson for Dartington Playgoers' to be presented on 15-19 November 2016. The play tells the story of Leonard and Dorothy Elmhurst's vision for Dartington and its influence in today's context. It examines the beginnings of the Elmhurst's social and artistic aims for Dartington Hall and explores some of the conflicts and tensions that arose within the local Community, showing how the Dartington Hall of today discovers itself in its past and how its past must inform its future. The writer Nick Stimson and the director Richard Clark were the successful team behind Playgoers last newly commissioned play 'Love and Fire' which played to virtually full houses. With its artistic and structural challenge of telling a story set both in the past and today, the play will have a company of 30-40 actors, musicians, choreographers, technicians and stage hands.  The project is supported by a grant from the National Lottery through Arts Council England

Dartington Playgoers, which was established by Dorothy Elmhurst in 1946, are holding the auditions in Studio 31, their home on the Dartington Estate, with the Director, Richard Clark on Friday 8 July at 7.30pm and Saturday 9 July at 10am and 2pm. You can see the cast of characters on the website. If you are interested in taking part please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  See: http://www.playgoers.co.uk/.