HERE’S to the power of The Press in helping The Real People Theatre Company find a cast for the March production of Anne Lister’s Ladies.

“I just wanted to thank you for supporting our auditions and to let you know that it paid off and that I now have a keen cast after the second round of auditions last Saturday,” wrote Sue Lister, director of the all-female York company.

Anne Lister’s Ladies will be staged as part of York International Women’s Week in Theatre Studio 3, Quad South, York St John University, on March 10 and 11 at 7.30pm. The company has been invited to take the show to the Anne Lister weekend at Shibden Hall in June.