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The Unfortunate Cup Of Tea |
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| Rhiannon |
Natalie Marcus-McBride |
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| Rachel Dovercourt |
Helen Robinson |
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| Inspector Hardy |
Simon Kibblewhite |
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| Montague Montcalm |
Andy Hodgson |
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| El Hombre |
Dermot Rathbone |
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| Lady Margaret Montcalm |
Val Howell |
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One For The Pot |
| Rhiannon |
Natalie Marcus-McBride |
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| Smiling Jack Cummerbund |
David Burton |
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| The Lovely Lena |
Mandy Green |
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| Signor Tetera |
Matti Kiviniemi |
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| Inspector Hardy |
Simon Kibblewhite |
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| Dingy Ron Trumpet |
Andy Hodgson |
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| Isabel Charming |
Helen Robinson |
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Directed by Jenny Stewart |
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| I Don't Understand The Plot |
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First
up was 'The Unfortunate Cup Of Tea' with murder and
mayhem at Montcalm Manor as Lily is ensnared in the evil
machinations of oily foreign nobleman Baron Xímeca
de Chá and his attempts to destroy the great British Cuppa
and plunge the Empire into chaos. In 'One For The Pot' Lily’s
night at the theatre is ruined as flamboyant
tea-swilling magician Signor Tetera is murdered on
stage. Can Inspector Hardy expose the vaudevillian
villain before the tea goes cold? |
| Shouldn't It Smell Of Beef? |
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As the
Lonsdale Community Centre was closed for
building work we rehearsed this production
in a disused butchers shop just round the corner
which was freezing cold and smelled
of fish. |
| Director's Commentary |
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My first (and last) attempt at
directing - harder than it looks; in difficult circumstances, i.e. an empty butcher's
shop. Wonderful cast, when they turned up, but not always all at the same
rehearsal! Jenny |
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| I Can't Believe It's Not Samuel French |
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One
audience member couldn't get their head round
the fact that this was written by a member of
the group as it was "too good". Now is
that a compliment, or what?! |
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| Author! Author! |
An author always has mixed
feelings watching the first production of his
work. First there's pride that the players thought
this was good enough to put on in the first place, and then there's
the nail-biting terror of waiting for the audience
reaction. Very positive with laughs in most of the right places - to my great
relief (not to mention surprise).
Simon Kibblewhite was magnificent. I'd never
envisaged Inspector Hardy as an ultra-seedy combination of Columbo and Rigsby but now I can't think of him
any other way! Edgar |
| Was I In That One? |
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New arrivals in the shape of Dermot, Simon
and Matti. Matti hailed from Finland and made his Chameleon debut as an
English speaking Spanish nobleman. Now there's versatility for you. Simon was
a real comic discovery so it was a shame he only did two more plays with us. |
| We Don’t Want To Peak Too Early |
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On the final
dress rehearsal of 'One For The Pot', we missed out two whole
pages of dialogue including the vital clue that forces the
murderer to confess, making the plot even more convoluted than it already was!
We almost did the same thing on the Sunday night as well. |
| Quote, Unquote |
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"Oh no", the hardest part I've ever done! Andy
Simon's performance was... er... unique Ray
Inspector Hardy - what more can I say Mandy
Simon as Inspector Hardy – what else can I say! The trench coat has never
recovered. Brilliant debut from Edgar Harrison Sharon
I haven't laughed at the theatre so much for ages Joanne |
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