Call out for prop-making volunteers for Sovereign

A new opportunity is available for local people to get involved with York Theatre Royal’s world premiere of C.J.Sansom’s well-loved York-based Tudor thriller Sovereign. Applications are now open to join the prop-making group.

Volunteers will be part of a team building stage props for Sovereign – including banners; puppets; market produce etc.

No previous experience is necessary but good crafting, woodwork and sewing skills are a bonus.

Sessions will be led by local prop maker Donna Taylor, with the props designed by Dawn Allsopp.

Sessions will run throughout June on:

Thursday 15th

Friday 16th

Monday 19th

Tuesday 20th

Thursday 22nd

Friday 23rd

To apply, volunteers should fill out this form: https://form.jotform.com/231392445182354 

Volunteering for the group is a great way to learn new skills, meet new people and help to bring a huge piece of community theatre to life on the stage.

Performed outdoor in the grounds of the historic King’s Manor, the production is set to bring community theatre, on a grand scale to the city, in 2023. Set in Tudor York in 1541, the play follows lawyer Matthew Shardlake and his assistant Jack Barak who await the arrival of Henry VIII on his Northern progress. Tasked with a secret mission, Shardlake is protecting a dangerous prisoner who is to be returned to London for interrogation. When the murder of a York glazier plunges Shardlake into a deep mystery which threatens the Tudor dynasty itself, he must work against time to avert a terrifying chain of events.

Told through the voices of the people of York, the production will bring all the intrigue, conspiracy and thrills of C.J.Sansom’s best-selling novel. York Theatre Royal have a strong history of large-scale community productions, including The Coppergate Woman, Everything Is Possible and In Fog and Falling Snow and the prop-making group have an important role in helping to bring this production to life.