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Horst Buchholtz And Other Stories |
| George |
Brian Watson |
| Tim |
David Burton |
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Rich |
Simon King |
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Jules |
Helen Robinson |
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Quiz Master |
Maurice Houlden |
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Between Stars |
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Fincher |
Mark Bateman |
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Cameron |
Ailsa Oliver |
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Scott |
David Burton |
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412 Letters |
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Charlotte |
Ailsa Oliver |
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Ros |
Sharon Burton |
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Directed by Jenny Stewart & Brian Watson |
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| Director's Commentary |
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I really enjoyed my second go at
directing helped by a wonderful cast and of course Brian, who was
going to do 'The Entertainer', but we didn't have enough people to cast
it, and I'd had these three plays by Matthew Wilkie for about two
years hoping one day we would perform them. Matthew did a 500 mile
round trip to Hull to see his plays being performed and was really
impressed with the Chameleons talent and very happy about the
interpretation of his plays Jenny
After the disappointment of not casting the play I wanted to do,
it was great of Jenny to step in with the Matthew Wilkie plays. As it
turned out it was a great deal of fun doing them and putting on
different hats depending on which rehearsal it was. And as for
pointing a gun at the audience and screaming at them, may I recommend
that everyone gives it a try. Very therapeutic. Acting award of the
whole performance must go to Jenny for convincing Mark that the author
wasn't going to make it Brian |
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The Author Speaks |
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Matthew Wilkie DID
come and see us on Saturday night and this is what he had to say for
himself, "I really enjoyed hearing the Hull-lilt saying my lines and
think you have a bunch of talented folk there, yourself included. Well
done and thanks for paying me the greatest compliment of wanting to do my plays" |
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Although it was a real shame that we couldn’t do
'The Entertainer', I knew this would be a good ’un when we read it. It was an
absolute sod to learn, though, and even on performance nights we were still
playing fast and loose with the script! Even so, we got
there in the end, and I think we brought out the relationships between the
characters. I thoroughly
enjoyed both my parts, although Cameron’s boiler suit was not the most
flattering garment I have ever worn, and
Charlotte’s pyjamas were far too warm under the stage lights! I don’t mean to sound unduly trivial, but both characters made such an impact on me it’s
quite difficult to put into words. Suffice it to say if I was ever lucky
enough to be given the chance to do another of Matthew Wilkie’s plays I’d
jump at it - though I’d probably start learning my lines a LOT
earlier!! Ailsa
Good fun, even though Helen knocked me about a bit! She packs
quite a punch! Stand out for me was Ailsa and Sharon in '412 Letters' - great performances Simon |
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I really enjoyed doing this, I had forgotten what a buzz you get from going on
stage - thanks so much to Jenny and Brian for casting me in the
part. Sorry to Simon for blacking his eye, bruising
his jaw and probably loosening his teeth! Does anyone have a use for a
pale blue t-shirt now the quiz team is defunct? Helen
If I could have combined Friday's Tim with Saturday's Scott, I would have given
a pretty decent performance. As it was, however, I gave a half decent perfomance
David
Brief comments from my lot who came to see Horst.
"Superb," "Brilliant," and "How on earth did they learn all
those lines?" To those who didn't
come to see it, a comment was "You all missed a real treat," or words
to that effect Betty
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| Radio Days |
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Although 'Horst' had recently been broadcast
as Radio 4's Afternoon Play, this was the first time any of these plays had
been performed north of London. So, a regional premiere for the Chameleons! |
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