THEATRE’S around the company may be ‘dark’ at the moment but the Attfield Theatre in Oswestry is making efforts to lighten the gloom with some on-line productions.

Through some inventive ingenuity the company has managed to produce an hour-long audio version, in two parts, of the ever-green comedy Charlie’s Aunt plus six videos with a Shakespearean theme.

The Brandon Thomas comedy was produced by the characters recording their own lines with the whole being put together by the company’s very clever sound engineer Gordon McCombe.

The six video Shakespearean treats, some serious, others less so, were produced under social distancing rules in an open-sided barn near Rhydycroesau and include revue items along with extracts from As You Like It, The Merry Wives of Windsor and Midsummer Night’s Dream and involving several of the group’s established actors alongside some new faces.

Newly-elected chairman, Debbie Jones admitted it was challenging to be taking over with the theatre at the Guildhall out of action because of the Covid-19 regulations.

She said: "The final production of the 2020 season the Derek Benfield comedy Wild Goose Chase was cancelled and a return to normal operations is not yet on the horizon.

“But when that it happens, we have a play ready to go.

“As always our aim is to provide good quality live theatre for audiences from Oswestry and surrounding areas. In the meantime, I hope people enjoy what we have managed to produce on the club’s website.”

For more about the theatre, head to https://attfieldtheatre.co.uk/