{"id":5895,"date":"2026-08-06T12:03:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T12:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/?p=5895"},"modified":"2026-08-06T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T13:08:38","slug":"cast-announced-for-john-godbers-happy-families","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/?p=5895","title":{"rendered":"CAST ANNOUNCED FOR JOHN GODBER&#8217;S &#8220;HAPPY FAMILIES&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-6-2026-10_50_57-AM_wm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-6-2026-10_50_57-AM_wm-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5905\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-6-2026-10_50_57-AM_wm-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-6-2026-10_50_57-AM_wm-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-6-2026-10_50_57-AM_wm-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-6-2026-10_50_57-AM_wm-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ChatGPT-Image-Aug-6-2026-10_50_57-AM_wm.jpg 1448w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Rehearsals began this week for our next production &#8211; John Godber&#8217;s HAPPY FAMILIES<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Preparations are gathering pace for The Alexandra Players&#8217; autumn production of <strong>HAPPY FAMILIES<\/strong> by <strong><em>John Godber<\/em><\/strong>, with the cast now well into rehearsals ahead of opening night this October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Director <strong><em>Mark Higgins<\/em><\/strong> has brought together a talented cast to tell this touching, funny and nostalgic story about family life, relationships and the memories that shape us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;re delighted to introduce the cast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><strong>Jonathan Finlay<\/strong><\/em> as John<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Alex Odams<\/em><\/strong> as Dot<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Keith Hartley<\/em><\/strong> as Vic<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Felicity Blair<\/em><\/strong> as Liz<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Deborah Pike<\/em><\/strong> as Doris<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Jackie Hartley<\/em><\/strong> as Edna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Kirsty Giancola<\/em><\/strong> as Rebecca<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Lee Copp<\/em><\/strong> as Jack<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Running for four performances only from <strong>Wednesday 28th to Saturday 31st October 2026<\/strong>, <strong>HAPPY FAMILIES<\/strong> promises an evening of laughter, warmth and heartfelt moments that many audience members will recognise from their own family lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After all\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>We&#8217;ve All Got One.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We&#8217;ll be sharing plenty of behind-the-scenes photos and updates over the coming weeks as rehearsals continue, so be sure to follow our journey all the way to opening night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83c\udf9f\ufe0f Keep an eye on our page for news of when the box office opens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HappyFamilies #JohnGodber #TheAlexandraPlayers #CommunityTheatre #BehindTheScenes #Rehearsals #Charlton #Greenwich #SupportLocalTheatre<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rehearsals began this week for John Godber&#8217;s HAPPY FAMILIES<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/?p=5895\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[289,5],"tags":[65,38,36,37,300,301,40,39,45,42,26,64],"class_list":["post-5895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casting-announcements","category-productions","tag-amateur-dramatics","tag-blackheath","tag-charlton","tag-greenwich","tag-happy-families","tag-john-godber","tag-local-theatre","tag-london","tag-plumstead","tag-south-east-london","tag-the-alexandra-players","tag-woolwich","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5895","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5895"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5895\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5917,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5895\/revisions\/5917"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5905"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5895"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5895"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alexandraplayers.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5895"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}