Archives - November 1989
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Produced by Mary Frost
THE PLAY
Modern comedy, set in a church hall. The Farndale ladies, as Christmas is near, are turning their attentions to Dickens, who will almost certainly be turning in his grave as a result. As ever, the actual plot is a rather meaningless commodity: it is by no means certain that any of the actors know what is going on, far less the audience. All the usual mishaps occur, with the added bonus of the hall PA system picking up random phone calls and radio transmissions. Stage manager Gordon, of course, ends up proving once again that he is the worst actor in the world. On the bright side, there is lots of festive singing - although this is mitigated by not being altogether that musical.
Eventually, the play finishes.
FROM THE GROUP
OH
NO! I hear you cry: not ANOTHER Farndale!
Well, yes, in fact. Although this may appear overkill we had produced many and
varied productions in between. With Christmas approaching when our production
was due, 'Christmas Carol' seemed an apt choice. These plays are so silly and
light hearted they presented the right mood for the time of year and once more
cast and crew set about things with gusto.
Having written in a couple of extra parts to accommodate more involvement for
members, we began rehearsals in high spirits. If you are not familiar with this
genre of plays they are difficult because the actors are obliged to become
characters who are themselves playing characters in a play. The townswomen
ladies are meant to be totally incompetent and chaos ensues. In order to create
this effect careful structured rehearsal is needed.
I think we achieved the desired result: in fact the press report was very
complimentary and we sent the audience off in the right mood to celebrate a
Happy Christmas.
Mary - Producer
PREVIEWS & REVIEWS
Preview from the Worthing Herald, October/November 1989
Review from the Worthing Herald, 17th November 1989
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