Community Theater Green Room Discussion Board: British play

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   Our play reading committee is considering Busybody for
next year. We all love the play and wonder if it could be done with out the English (British) dialect. It is very British and our
audience consists of primarly senior citizens so I am worried that they would have a
hard time with the English accent (without closed captioning). 
We read that some theatre in Toledo is doing the
"Americanized version" and I wonder if that is something they did on
their own or if it has to come from the publisher that way. If it doesn't come that way from the publisher, would we need permission to change it slightly? Would it be as funny Americanized? Has anyone done this play?

Thanks in advance.
Barb

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GoldCanyonLady Celebrity Joined: 2/05/05 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 172	Topic: British play Posted: 12/25/06 at 2:25pm
	Our play reading committee is considering Busybody for next year. We all love the play and wonder if it could be done with out the English (British) dialect. It is very British and our audience consists of primarly senior citizens so I am worried that they would have a hard time with the English accent (without closed captioning). We read that some theatre in Toledo is doing the "Americanized version" and I wonder if that is something they did on their own or if it has to come from the publisher that way. If it doesn't come that way from the publisher, would we need permission to change it slightly? Would it be as funny Americanized? Has anyone done this play? Thanks in advance. Barb
	Barb Hofmeister, MountainBrook Village Players, Gold Canyon, Arizona.

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Gaafa Celebrity Joined: 3/21/04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 1181	Posted: 12/26/06 at 7:07pm
	Being an ‘Old Pohmy barsteward’ why would you need to Americanise it? I have never seen this play, but it seems it has also been done successfully in Texas & other states. I doubt ‘SF’ would allow any changes to any of the black bits! Me thinks Toledo modified it them selves. You all obviously understand the dialogue/dialect, so using your own accents, why wouldn’t your punters?
	Joe Western Gondawandaland turn right @ Perth. Hear the light & see the sound. Toi Toi Toi Chookas {{"chook [chicken] it is"} May you always play to a full house}
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