This September, the Basement Company is performing the legendary New Zealand play The End of the Golden Weather by Bruce Mason. In the lead-up to this play about innocence, childhood and growing up in small-town New Zealand, we are profiling three Centrepoint Theatre youth company members each week.
George Brannigan
George, 18, has been involved with theatre since he was young. He enjoys the connections he makes, particularly in the Basement Company, and says this inspires him. The End of the Golden Weather represents how a child grows and starts to see the reality of the ‘real’ world, which can be a hard thing to accept. George hopes to one day play the role of Lumiere in Beauty and the Beast.
Olly Dale
Olly, 20, loves to see the reaction of the audience after the cast and crew have worked hard putting a show together. He also loves the life-long connections you make in theatre and being able to escape reality for a few hours when he’s on stage. He finds it fascinating the themes from this 1960s play are still so relevant now. Olly dreams of one day playing Beetle Juice from the musical of the same name.
