Nine actors have sailed into Theatre by the Lake in Keswick, to begin rehearsals for Swallows and Amazons, an adaptation of Arthur Ransome’s much-loved Lake District tale.
The story follows siblings John, Susan, Titty and Roger as they sail away in their boat Swallow to do battle on the water with the savage Amazons and then join forces to defeat the black-hearted Captain Flint.
The cast members got into the spirit of the show with a sailing lesson at Nichol End Marine in Portinscale, just across the lake from the theatre. They were led by instructor Tim Whitehead and Roger Delves-Broughton, a member of the summer season acting company at the theatre, who learned to sail after reading Swallows and Amazons.
Swallows and Amazons opens on November 30 and runs until January 19.