The Poster – the cast
Programme cover (right)
The programme below
See previous production in 2009
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The Poster – the cast Programme cover (right) The programme below |
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René's Cafe – the set at the start of the show – 'ow peaceful it all looks! |
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Jo Smith as René – "Do not laugh; 'ere comes the wife!" |
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Edith (Dil Williamson-Smith) to René : "One day, you and I will be old and up in the bedroom banging" |
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René to Yvette (Mel White): "That is all we have time for, but I will remember where we left off" |
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Denise (Michaela Green) and Michelle (Kathryn Witts) to René: "I will say this only once" |
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René: "I think I will try for the Spanish border. It is only six hundred miles" |
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L to R: Denise, the British airmen (Jo Levy & Louis Clist), Fanny (Angela Berry) & Michelle |
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René to Herr Flick (Rod Sharp): "I did not realise you were a musician" |
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Helga (Karina Farnlucher) and Herr Flick … |
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… and the inevitable striptease! |
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Two French lady customers (Wendy Downs & Jill Turner) look on incredulously as … |
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… Edith inspects her new waitresses! |
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René: "Already toupee, Colonel?" [L to R: Engelbert von Smallhausen (Zak White), Col Von Strohm (Mike Pennick) René & Capt Alberto Bertorelli (Rufus Kendall)] |
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Mimi (Zya White) to René: "I will put in their drinks a Resistance suicide pill" |
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Bertorelli: "Donta breathe on my medals or you makea them go rusty" |
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Crabtree (Jonathan Neil): "I found myself pissing your coffe" |
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Leclerc (Simon Coyte) arrives with a dead parrot |
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Lieutenant Gruber (Martin Wellen) has one of his 'cosy chats' with René – and leaves us with a 'tricky situatuion' to resolve during the first interval |
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During the first interval a chanteuse (Rachel Spiller) entertains us … |
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… with Monsieur Alfonse (Jo Levy) playing the piano |
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René tries to explain "for those of you who may possibly have lost the thread of this tapestry of intrigue". He has to organise a diversion. |
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"Edith, you must do your cabaret. I have been inundated with requests!" |
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Michelle of the Resistance turns up as a 'French crumpet' |
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René to Michelle: "You are giving this place a bad name" |
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Edith's cabaret begins … |
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The music brings Fanny down from her bedroom |
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Then Leclerc arrives again – this time selling stolen boots and shoes |
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René buys two pairs: "You are never off your feet in this job" |
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Fanny's sister Hortense arrives offering her
granddaughter Annabelle as a waitress L to R: Annabelle (Annaliese Farnlucher), Fanny, Hortense (Shirley Neil) |
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One of the airman waitresses (Louis Clist) is ordered to drink with Herr Flick & Helga |
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Crabtree arrives again: "I am hair to wine you about stolen gods" |
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Yvette helps René to stretch his new, squeaky shoes. Edith does not approve! |
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René is on his way to Switzerland – until Yvette stops him … |
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… then Mimi … |
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… then Crabtree and the Resistance. |
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Every chamber is full! |
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Crabtree: "We are polusmon. Follow moo and do not forget to swong your trincheon" |
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René: "Not you, ladies. I am talking to this bird here" |
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Lieutenant Gruber is back at the bar … |
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… and then the other officers come demanding their table … |
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… folowed by Herr Flick & Helga wanting theirs too … |
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Herr Flick to Yvette: "I have come to talk about my sausage" |
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Edith & Mimi notice the explosive cheeses on the bar |
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René sums up his dilemma to the audience. "Things could hardly get worse" |
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But things do get worse, as first the airman waitresses appear … |
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… then Leclerc offering a follow-up service for the squeaky shoes … |
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… and finally Crabtree with Michelle of the Resistance dressed as a German soldier. |
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And just when you think it's all over, Mimi tries to cut the explosive cheeses for bar snacks! |
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Time to bring the whole sorry show to an end. Thank you, and goodnight! |
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Edith's bridge rolls |
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Jo Levy, a lady of many parts! |
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Louis, back and front!! With Jill |
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Fanny and her ear trumpet |
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Capt Alberto Bertorelli |
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Col Von Strohm without his wiglet! Crabtree, Hortense & Bertorelli in attendance |
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Denise fraternising with the wigless Von Strohm – but he has bottle! |
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Engelbert von Smallhausen, Leclerc and Wendy (overlooked by a headless Helga!) |
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Helga gets her head back, with Gruber |
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Cheers from the occupiers … |
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…and from the bar staff |
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Mimi waits for the raffle … |
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… to see who gets the booby prize!! |