The Season's Productions

14th – 16th October 2010	The Cemetery Club	directed by June Metcalfe
8/9th + 11th December 2010	Dick Whittington	directed by Kevin Harrington / Alison Louwers
24th - 26th February 2011	We Happy Few	directed by Jason Stevens
14th - 16th April 2011	The Edge of Darkness	directed by Sandra Branfield

  

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The Shows In more detail

The Cemetery Club By Ivan Menchell 14th – 16th October 2010 Directed by June Metcalfe

Ida, Doris and Lucille meet every month for tea, then go off to the cemetery to gossip with their late husbands – they tell them about Selma’s latest wedding, show them photos of the grandchildren or the new coat, that sort of thing. Then they meet Sam, who is visiting his wife’s grave and who changes their lives forever … 

 

Dick Whittington By Damian Trasler, David Lovesy and Steve Clark with additional material by Alison Merry 8 / 9 + 11th (inc Sat matinee) December 2010   Directed by Kevin Harrington and assisted by Alison Louwers

King Rat is threatening to take over London.  Only the poor but brave Dick Whittington and his trusty feline sidekick, Tiddles, can stop the rodent's quest for domination.

Helped by the magic of a very cockney Spirit of London, his more down to earth mother, Dame Sarah, and his loyal but brainless pal, 'Barrow Boy' Billy,  Dick's adventure takes him from the East End of London to faraway shores before the final showdown with the villainous King Rat and his henchrats, Nip and Tuck.

Along the way he attempts to win the hand of the lovely Alice, daughter of the bumbling Alderman Fitzwarren and foil the plot of the mysterious Long John Tin Foil.

Will our hero triumph, become Lord Mayor and live happily ever after?  Who knows?

This classic tale is overflowing with comedy, slapstick and everything you would want and expect from a traditional family pantomime and of course plenty to keep the audience cheering and booing along.

 

We Happy Few By Imogen Stubbs 24th - 26th February 2011 Directed by Jason Stevens

"We Happy Few" is an uplifting, touching and often hilarious story of overcoming adversity with a dogged determination. The play follows a group of women with their own stories to tell as they tour Britain during the Second World War performing Shakespeare, and music, in village halls.  Inspired by the true wartime history of the Osiris Players, Imogen Stubbs’ comedy tells of their adventures as they come together to form a “girls only” theatre company and bring entertainment to a culture-starved war torn Britain.

 

The Edge of Darkness By Brian Clemens 14th - 16th April 2010 Directed by Sandra Branfield

After her disappearance several years ago, Max and Laura have found their daughter, Emma, in a hospital, but her homecoming is not the happy event it should be.

Why does her memory appear to be damaged and there is much she does not recognise; why is she familiar with certain Russian places; why has she a horror of a silver bell, a portrait on the wall and of knives?

These are only some of the questions in this menacing mystery.