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ANN BURFOOT

Member Since   1985
Official Role   None at the moment
Can Be Found   Learning lines, usually
Group Stage Debut   "Ghost Train", July 1985 as Elsie
Group CV   Directed 16 productions, 41 acting roles and another dozen plays front of house, prompting or backstage. Have served as Chairman, Hon. Treasurer and for many years on the Committee
Favourite Production   "The Importance Of Being Earnest" in 2009, playing Lady Bracknell
(which has taken over from playing Ruth in "Blithe Spirit" in 1987)
Favourite Role   Lady Augusta Bracknell in "The Importance Of Being Earnest"
(previously couldn't decide between Maggie in "Outside Edge", Mother in "The Anniversary" and Thelma in the "Farndale Avenue" series)
A Bit About Me   I have been on the stage since 1946: a lifetime of treading the boards. I have done most stage-related jobs (but I don't set build or paint!!) with the Cissbury Players, including producing, with pantos being a particular favorite. I am very superstitious*. My other hobbies include: line dancing, caravaning, walking my two Corgis, doing crosswords and Sudoku. I have three sons (one of whom acts locally) and nine grandchildren (five of whom already enjoy acting at their school productions).

My unfulfilled ambition was to play Lady Bracknell in "The Importance of Being Earnest"...I have at last realised it and I enjoyed it more that can be put into mere words. From the reactions of the audience members I have spoken to, so did they. Job well done, I think!**

* Editor's note: This is true. It's one of the main reasons we observe all the theatrical traditions during productions!
** Editor's other note: We concur, whole-heartedly!

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