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The poster & programme (below) |
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The logo on the backcloth, designed and painted by Cavan & Loretta Syrad. |
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Rod Sharp acted as Narrator through the show. |
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We began, appropriately enough, with the entire cast singing "Another Opening, Another Show" |
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Then we drifted into "Dream", accompanied by Nick Webb on guitar. |
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Abby Hibberd interrupted Rod for the "Robinson Crusoe" sketch — "Land Mine!" |
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The 'Restoration' sketch: Penny McKay as Fimple the maid with Pru Harrold as her miftress… |
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…and with Martin Wellen as her Feducer. |
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Nick Webb arrives as the cuckolded hufband – but Fimple faves the day by telling fibs! |
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Rachel Spiller sang "Tell Me On A Sunday" |
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Nick was back for a Beatles set, with backing by Sam Owens (and Nigel Owens too, on performance nights) |
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In a scene from "Fawlty Towers": Karina Farnlucher (Mrs Richards) discusses the suitability of her room with David Burnham (Basil Fawlty) and Neil Hardinge (Manuel) |
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Penny McKay sang "Music of the Night" |
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David Burnham was joined by Mel White (left) and Sam Owens (right) for a rendition of "Fall at your Feet" |
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Jo Smith did a 'commercial' for our next play, "Riot!" |
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And for the final set of the first Act, Mel White and Thomas Hiller led the cast in "I Could Be Happy With You" – with choreography! |
We began on performance nights with Dave Horne singing "Old Fashioned
Saturday Night" (even on the Friday!)
– but he wasn't there to picture at the Dress Reheaersal.
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And so to a scene from "'Allo 'Allo" – Jo Smith is René Artois; Mel White (Yvette) and Sam Owens (Mimi) his waitresses. |
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Martin Wellen played the German colonel, here with cheese in his ears to save himself from hearing Edith's singing. |
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Jill Turner and Wendy Downs play customers whose only role is to sit and drink wine! |
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Mimi tells René of the suicide pill which she will slip to the Germans. 'One swallow and they will never see another summer.' |
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Thomas Hiller arrives as the English poloceman who thinks he speaks French. He was just pissing by the cofé. |
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Then Nick Webb comes in disguised as a 'parrot
& cockatoo seller' – "It is I, Le Clerc. Perhaps your girls would like a cockatoo?" |
Jo 'corpsing' on the 1st Dress Rehearsal! |
In the performances, Sarah Horne sang "Georgia" here, accopmanying herself on a backing track – but she wasn't at the Dress
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Mel and Sam did their duet of "I Know Him So Well" |
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Thomas, as Dr Who, interrupts the flow of time – which strangely brings us to … |
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… Mark & Rachel Spiller giving us a scene from MacHamlet, about Viking cruises. |
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Jo and Dil tried to "Remember it Well" – with the aid of a small paper prompt in his case! |
In the performances, Deb Williamson sang "When I Need You" here.
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And we ended the second Act with the entire cast giving a "Flash, Bang Wallop" … |
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… in which, among other cameos, Karina played Napoleon's 'Josephine' and we cut Neil Hardinge loose from the lighting board once more to play her gallant Hussar … |
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… and David Burnham "banged it on the big bass drum"! |
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The cast came on in choreographed stages to sing "Thank You For The Days" … |
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… and stayed on for a Finale based on the Last Night of the Proms, with participation from the audience! |
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