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Cast |
| Mrs Reece |
Val Howell |
| Thelma |
Ailsa Oliver |
| Felicity |
Sharon Rogers |
| Audrey |
Dianne Keetch |
| Gordon |
Ray Rumkee |
| Henry |
Dave Barber |
| David Plummer |
David Burton
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Directed by David Burton |
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| From Our Chairwoman |
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Welcome to
our latest production and our first since we won
second prize at the Townswomen’s Guild Drama
Festival two months ago. How time flies. Welcome also
to the Hull Film Theatre; with the unfortunate double
booking of the Farndale Community Centre for the Over
80's Morris Dancing Championship, we were fortunate to
find such a wonderful venue at such short notice. A
big thank you to all the staff who have been so
helpful to us for our first production here. A big
thank you also to our director, David Plummer, who
stepped in when Len Hollis had to drop out due to ‘personal
problems’. I am sure you will all be pleased to hear
that Len is now fully recovered and will be released
back into the community shortly. David is, as you
know, a ‘pro’ who has just finished a successful
tour of the Outer Hebrides with the Godot Theatre
Company and their production of ‘I Was A Teenage
Chicken Drumstick’. I’m certain you will all agree
that David’s professional eye for detail has made
such a difference to our performances. It only remains
for me to wish you all an enjoyable evening.
PJ Reece (Mrs) |
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| The Critics Rave |
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In a play where
everything is supposed to go wrong on cue, no real mishaps
occurred. The Haltemprice Herald drooled, “The
Chameleon Players carried off exceptionally well a play
that could have easily become tiresome with the continual
mistakes and complicated plot.” They even mentioned the
chicken drumstick from the spoof programme notes. At least
someone found it amusing! Val “as Thelma Greenwood played
her role wonderfully”. Er...didn’t Ailsa play Thelma. All
in all we “produced a very entertaining evening”. Far more
entertaining than England v Egypt in the World Cup. |
| Director's Commentary |
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It is almost de rigueur
for an amateur drama group to put on a Farndale Ladies
play. McGillivray and Zerlin must be coining it in. Rehearsals
can be a laugh riot but it needs rigorous planning and a
well-drilled cast to make sure everything that can go wrong, does (if you get my
drift).
Of all the Farndale plays we did we made the best job of this one (and
probably should have left it there). There was a freshness
of approach and a spontaneity of performance that the
others seemed to lack. David |
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| Cheap Publicity Shot |
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There really is
a Farndale Avenue in Hull so we used the
opportunity to take several cheesy publicity
photos of cast and crew. The one above is the
least cheesy. Heaven knows what the residents
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| The Audience Won’t Notice |
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Dave Barber never 'got'
this one during rehearsals, and it wasn't until he watched the first
half sitting in the audience one night (he wasn't on 'til Act II) that he
realised it was actually funny! On the
last night he would have spent the second half in the
audience as well if David hadn’t sent our long
suffering ASM to drag him onstage. |
| Was I In That One? |
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Last orders
for Dianne. Now we are six! |
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