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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.

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