A Doncaster pub is the backdrop to an exciting theatre production written and starring a previous beauty pageant winner

The Hawthorn Working Men’s Club in Cantley is going to be the backdrop to the production of ‘The Indecent Musings of Miss Doncaster 2007’ which was originally planned as a touring stage show but due to Covid-19 has now been adapted to an independent short film.

Annabel York is the writer of this show as well as the lead actress.

She said: “I wrote it around 18 months ago as a one-woman comedy, theatre show.

“Funnily enough I was in fact the reigning Miss Donny back in 2007 as a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 18-year-old and I've been rinsing the title ever since.”

The show will follow a woman’s struggles as she navigates dating, social media, and caring for her ill father.

Over the past year, Annabel has self-funded two performances of the show in London and had received funding from The Arts Council to take it on tour across the country.

“The Arts Council has allowed us to redirect a small amount of the funds awarded to the tour to make a theatre and film hybrid version of the show,” she continued.

“Therefore, we are producing the film locally on a micro-budget, and are pulling in all the favours we can to make this happen.

“We have roped in family members to play extras and the wonderful Hawthorn Pub are letting us film there for free.”

From Rossington herself, she felt it was important to film the show in Doncaster.

The show is being filmed in a way that will mimic a theatre experience as this production was initially intended for the stage.

Annabel said: “We’re going to act in a naturalistic way as we really want to embody the theatre.

“We’re getting really creative with the lighting to make it seem like we are in fact on a stage.

“It’s going to be interesting to see how far we can push the boundaries of what theatre is when there is no live audience.”

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