Was I In That One?  Richard Wood of Tomb With A View fame rejoined us but, getting a job in Leeds, dropped out again without even making the stage and was replaced by the Mighty Webbo. The appropriately named Lynne was a backstage bod and we borrowed Joanne from Kirkella ADS.

We Don't Want To Peak Too Early  In order to take some publicity photos we erected part of the set on Betty’s patio. On the hottest Sunday of the year. Ray’s peculiar shiny forehead had more to do with sunburn than make-up. Naturally, Dave Barber found the only spot of shade in the garden and stayed there all day, reading his paper.

Quote, Unquote  A ripping melodrama full of villains, damsels in distress and virtuous heroes Ray
Ray was deliciously slimy as the villain, Dave Barber was in his element as the spluttering peer and the girls looked brilliant in their frocks. Sharon had to sing (!) and I just had to sit there listening with an expression of vacuous contentment on my face (harder than it looked) David
Big frocks, rehearsing in brilliant sunshine in Betty's back garden. And THE SONG Sharon
I remember dreading sitting down in a crinoline in case it flew upwards, and trying to manoeuvre round backstage wearing a dress as big as a house Ailsa

The Critics Rave  There was a new newspaper in town, a weekly called the Haltemprice Herald which devoted TWO PAGES to amateur drama and arrived just in time to review East Lynne, describing the play as "an epic production, splendidly performed, with splashes of repartee and slapstick". Ailsa was singled out as "a convincing nagging witch" while the rest of us gave "believable performances". Perhaps wisely, it didn't mention Sharon’s singing.