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TARTS, NIBBLES AND
ALLSORTS
an evening of sketches,
songs and snacks
was performed July 16.
and 17. 2009 at Glebe
Villas, Hove
- with special guest
appearance of singer
Deborah D'Arcy -
Here is what our
audiences said:
"I have not laughed so
much for months"
"We really thoroughly
enjoyed the evening and
wish there could be
another one soon!"
Death by Chocolate - a
Sweet Revenge!
Dave Morris, Christine
Proe and the Cast
Split Enders - Sandy
Edwards and David Arnold
Starring: Dave Morris,
Liz Bateman, Felicity
Baker, Kerry Mugochi,
David Arnold, Brenda
Ingham, Saskia
Wesnigk-Wood, Christine
Proe, Diana Morris,
Sandy Edwards, Glenn
Chubb, Stephen Bateman ,
PJ Woodburn
in sketches written by
Dave, Sandy, PJ, Brenda
and Diana:
Taken for a Ride
Coming Right Up
Romeo and Juliet
Any Portion in a Storm
In a Vein Attempt
Like a
Virgin (a dance
choreographed by Diana)
Chock Full
Fat's Entertainment
Split Enders
Desert Island Cruise
and: Death by Chocolate
- a Sweet Revenge
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January 23.-25. 2009
at Benfield School
This panto tells
the story of the
toys from Poppy's
playroom and their
incredible
adventure. Join them
on their quest to
find out where
Barbaretty has gone,
the lovely doll who
got thrown away.
Leaving Marie the
Puppet, the Caring
Bears and dear old
Fairy Grandma Doll
behind, Mrs. Nosey
Parker, Major Jump
and Action Dan take
Poppy and set off to
the tip to find
their lost friend.
This is a dangerous
idea, because there
are nasty creatures
at the tip: Aristoc
Rat, Crow-Nee the
Crow and the
evil Toyminator. Luckily
Poppy is clever and
once she has found
Barbaretty, it looks
like things will
take a turn for the
better. But who is
Dorabella and what
is her plan? Is she
a nice doll turned
bad and can she be
made lovely again?
At the tip - what a
scary place, say
Mrs. Parker (Jo
Miles), Poppy
(Christine Proe),
Action Dan (Stephen
Bateman) and
Dorabella (Kerry
Mugochi)
Crow-nee (PJ
Woodburn), Aristoc
(Saran
O'Reilly)
and the Toyminator
(Dave Morris) are up
to no good!
When Marie dances
with the Toyminator,
there is hope for a
happy end!
We were very grateful
to be funded by a:
The characters in
their order of
appearance
Poppy
Christine Proe
Mrs Parker
Jo Miles
Action Dan
Stephen Bateman
Major Jump
Glenn Chubb/David
Arnold
Marie
Diana Morris
Grandma
Brenda Ingham
Fred Bear
Deli Davidson
Honey
Bear
Sandy
Edwards
The Toyminator
Dave
Morris
Aristoc
Rat
Saran
O’Reilly
Crow-nee
PJ
Woodburn
Dorabella
Kerry
Mugochi
Barbaretty
Liz
Bateman
And here is what
some members of the
audience said about
it:
Lyn Strong Chair
Portslade Community
Forum "I
just had to email to
say how much i
enjoyed Toys in
Trouble!!! well done
to everyone involved
- fabbie family fun
Lyn also wrote to
the whole mailing
list: Dear All, if
you’re stuck for an
idea of what to do
this weekend or want
to do something
different or indeed
just because it
great fun! May I
recommend at visit
to Portslade's
very own 'Drama 4
Fun's' latest
production!
Toys in Trouble!
I
went along last
night and had a
wonderful evening,
as a good panto
should be, a great
balance of fun for
all ages (I took two
8 yr olds and they
loved it!) Very well
done to all
involved! Highly
recommended
viewing!!!!!"
Wendy M.
“First
of all many many
congratulations,
Toys in Trouble and
all the extras that
you surround your
panto with, was
really brilliant. It
just gets better and
better each year.
What a coup to have
the mayor there.
Thought he was
sweet. All my babies
loved the whole
event.”
Chris K. who brought
a large group of
mums and small
children: “Congratulations
it was great! We
all really enjoyed
it.”
Sarah B., who has seen them all: “Marvellous, your best
yet!”
Gaby D.: “I must
congratulate you and
your team on a
highly polished, fun
and professional
play. I could not
believe how good it
was. Brilliant
brilliant
brilliant!!!! And I
am so glad that so
many people turned
up. And I would not
be surprised if
other dramatic
societies would want
to perform it.”
Sue
and Martin
“It
was excellent and
you know that you've
cracked it when you
see Martin laughing
and joining in! The
script and lyrics
were brilliant and
the players too. I
know there were a
few minor hiccups
but everyone played
their part very well
and it's definitely
your best to date.
If we weren't busy I
would probably watch
it again as I'm sure
I missed some of the
nuances.”
Gabriele T., an
actress: “Many
thanks for the show,
I thought this piece
was the best so far.
What amazing ideas
you have – and
especially the songs
were incredibly
clever and well made
– respect, yo! :o)
You must have
considered taking
your productions on
tour, haven’t you?
It would be such a
good thing! “
Julie
S. who brought a
birthday party of
boys: “Saskia, thank
YOU so much for
Friday evening. All
the kids thought it
was great, they were
so excited! We
thought you were all
very good; we loved
the humour which was
good for young and
old and I
particularly enjoyed
the music and
songs. Well done
and count us in for
next time you’re
performing. Do you
only do one show a
year?”
Valerie M.: “My
kids and family
absolutely loved it.
They talked about it
and sang the songs
all the way home.”
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April 26th 2008
For the charity
Sparkles and
Surprises
in George Street,
Hove and at Brighton
Racecourse
George and the
Dragon
written by Saskia
Wesnigk-Wood and
Dave Morris
(www.sparklesandsurprises.org.uk)
A thank you letter
for George and the
Dragon
On behalf of all the
complex special
needs children you
have helped by
raising money for
Sparkles and
Surprises charity
and a special thank
you personally from
myself and Jacqui.
It has been a
complete pleasure
working with such a
talented, positive
and adaptable drama
group.
The play specially
written was perfect
in content, look and
length and to
perform to a 360
degrees crowd takes
a lot of thought and
practise.
Your team were
visually superb and
we were proud to
have you leading the
Parade in both
George Street and at
the Racecourse. A
special thank you to
your beautiful
Princess for being
tied to a race
finishing post and a
huge thank you to a
battered and bruised
Dragon who never
complained, no
matter how many
times he was slain.
Thanks to all your
efforts at the Hove
George Street event
over 800 was raised
and at the
Racecourse a further
400. This means a
little complex
special needs girl
will now be
travelling to her
first holiday of a
lifetime.
We look forward to
working with you on
many more projects
to come and highly
recommend you to
anyone else
considering a
talented, ethical
drama company. Frank
Jay, Secretary,
Sparkles & Surprises
29/4/08
Cast:
Narrators Saran
O'Reilly and Mike
Byfield
The Dragon Dave
Morris
Saint George David
Arnold
Princess Elizabeth
Liz Bateman
Page Edmund Carys
Miles
The King Stephen
Bateman
The Queen Jo Miles
A Hermit Brenda
Ingham
Ladies in
Waiting Theresa
Royston-Inge, Jacqui
and Lily Hamilton
A Magical Tree
Kerry Mugochi
and others
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January
2008
Jim's Underwater
Adventure - a fishy
tale
a
new panto for all
the family.
Benfield School,
255 Old Shoreham
Road
show dates:
January 18th at 7pm
January
19th at 2:30 and 7
January 20th at 2:30
At the bottom of the sea
Neptune and lovely Angel
Fish rule the kingdom
with the help of the all
powerful Trident. Shark
wants to steal it but
then Jim the cabin boy
catches it in his
fishing net and falls
over board. Follow Jim’s
adventure as he is given
gills and meets the
creatures of the Seven
Seas like underwater
schoolteachers Crabby
and Dolphinia with their
charming daughters
Flotsam and Jetsam. Warn
Jim when the Shark comes
along with his nasty
friend Octavia and see
if you can guess what is
in Davy Jones’ locker.
Will Jim learn to be a
good fish? Oh no he
won’t? Oh yes he will!
Come along and sing
songs, shout at the
baddies and learn a lot
about the underwater
world when Drama for Fun
perform their third
panto since 2005.
Christine Proe as Shark
tempting Jim (Liz Bateman)
with the magic
necklace.
Lucy Neal and Saran
O'Reilly as Jetsam and
Flotsam are friends of
Jim. Here they are
together in the school
for fish...
Octavia, Angel Fish and
the others dancing under
the sea.
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This play was conceived
and written by a writing
committee made up of
members of Drama for Fun
marked with * and Mike
Byfield.
The characters in their
order of appearance:
Neptune Stephen
Bateman
Angel Fish Dave
Morris*
Dolphinia Libby
Proe
Crabby David
Arnold
Flotsam
Saran O’Reilly
Jetsam Lucy
Neal
Davy
Jones Brenda
Ingham*
Octavia Jo
Miles
Shark Christine
Proe
Prawn
Diana Morris
Jim
Liz Bateman*
"Popeye"
Deli Davidson
Little Fishies: Carys, Julia, Barbara, Oliver, Bill ,
Hope , Callum, Madeleine
Directed by/piano:
Saskia Wesnigk-Wood*
Scenery, set, props and
costumes were made in
workshops by: Dave our
very special carpentry
dame, the actors and
children. Special thanks
go to Deli (Kevin from the Lily
plays) for lots of help
with sewing!
Backstage: Libby, Deli
and Diana
Lights: Graham Martin
Choreography: Diana
Morris
Prompt: Debbie MacKenzie
Poster and bag designed
by: Stephanie Bartlett
www.stephaniebartlett.co.uk
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Panto backs plastic bag campaign
A pantomime with an eco-friendly message
is the latest weapon in the bid to help
cut plastic bag use in the city.
Councillor Denise Cobb with the cast and
the specially designed bags
picture by Saskia Wesnigk-Wood
Jim’s Underwater Adventure - a fishy
tale, written and performed by local
amateur dramatic group Drama For Fun,
will premiere at Benfield School in
Portslade next week from January 18 to
20.
The panto follows the adventures of Jim
a cabin boy who travels under the sea to
search for Neptune’s Trident,
encountering sea creatures along the
way.
The story highlights the problem with
rubbish, particularly plastic bags, that
end up in the sea and the threat to fish,
turtles and other sea creatures.
The show is being sponsored by the
council’s Sustainability Team which will
be supplying specially produced
re-useable cotton bags for members of
the audience.
On Sunday ( January 13,) Sustainability
Councillor Denise Cobb was given a sneak
preview when she dropped in at the dress
rehearsal to meet the cast.
“Everyone loves a panto and we were
delighted to hear that Drama for Fun
were using the opportunity to promote
sustainability and support our plastic
bag campaign.
Theatre is a great way to get messages
across to audiences of all ages in a fun
and imaginative way, and we look forward
to seeing our specially designed
re-usuable bags in use all over
Portslade,” said Councillor Cobb.
Tickets
are available on the door (show times:
Friday and Saturday at 7, Saturday and
Sunday at 2:30) or please send a
self-addressed stamped envelope with a
cheque and a notice when you want to
come and how many people, made out to
Drama for Fun to 20 Locks Hill,
Portslade BN41 2LB.
Tickets: adult £ 5, concession £ 4 family of up
to five people £ 15
July
2007
January 2007
(Poster designed by Stephanie Bartlett)
"Dave Morris as the Mad Hatter, Mary
Greenlaw as The Knave of Hearts and
Christine Proe as The White Rabbit
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Saskia and the Ugly Sisters: Dyspepsia (left) and
Paraphernalia (right)
played by Dave Morris and David Arnold
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A fun Panto
for all the Family
Lily’s Magical Quest, a new
panto for all ages. Join Lily and her trusty
kangaroo Kevin as the Good Fairy takes them
on a visit to Fairytale Land. Things get
very exciting for Lily when she becomes a
fairy apprentice to help fight the Evil
Fairy and the Witch. In order to learn her
craft, she meets the Tin Man, the Mad Hatter
and the Queen of Hearts, Tinkerbell and many
more. But will she manage to save the day?
Oh yes, she will! Come and sing along,
catch sweeties and have a lovely time.
Below you can see
Diana Morris who plays Lily teaching Dave
Morris (no relation, except he played her
dad in Lily and the Magic Book) how to dance.
This play was
conceived and written by a writing committee made up of members of Drama for Fun
marked with * below.
Lily Diana
Morris *
Lauren /Witch Carla Baron
Dyspepsia/Mad Hatter David Morris *
Paraphernalia/Tin Man David Arnold *
Stepmother/Dorothy Jo Miles
Good Fairy Saran O’Reilly
*
Goldilocks Julia
Wesnigk-Wood/Carys Miles
Kevin Deli
Davidson
Snake Michael
Byfield*
Sydney
Stephen Bateman
Evil Fairy Sally Wood
Big Bad Wolf Michael Byfield
*
Queen of Hearts/Beanstalk Brenda Ingham *
Knave of Hearts Mary Greenlaw
White Rabbit/Tinkerbell Christine Proe*
Snowhite
Leah Lomas
Seven Dwarves Julia, Carys,
Oliver, Callum, Madeleine , Barbara,
Hope, plus
special guest
Lily’ Magical Quest
Scene 1 Waiting for the bus to
school
Scene 2 The Ugly Sisters learn
a song
Scene 3 We’ve missed the
wedding
Scene 4 We must kidnap a new
servant
Scene 5 Lily becomes a Fairy
apprentice
Scene 6 The Tin Man’s advice
Scene 7 She will need the
magic book
Scene 8 My name is not Alice
Interval
(Raffle, Tea, Coffee, Juice 30 p, free biscuits)
Scene 9 A giant? I don’t
think so.
Scene 10 How to use Fairy Dust
Scene 11 Fairy Poppins and Kevin
Lightyear
Scene 12 A match made at a bus
stop
Scene 13 Fairy Nuff, you’ve done
it!
Directed
by:
Saskia Wesnigk-Wood *
Backstage and Prompt:
Libby Proe*
Piano:
Saskia
Lights:
Sam Tamplin (Tamplin's Stage Lighting/
0845-8900532)
Scenery, props, make-up and costumes:
David Morris our magic carpenter, with help from
Libby and Liz, Brenda, Saran, David A.,
Christine, Saskia
Poster designed by:
Stephanie Bartlett
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January 2006
Lily and the Magic Book
a topsy-turvy pantomime
for children of all ages
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The Ugly Sisters have borrowed the witch's
broomstick (Dave Morris and David Arnold)
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The performances of Lily
and the Magic Book were a lovely success for us and
here are some "reviews":
Wow!
…
what a lovely show. It was so well written,
witty and funny and entertaining for every age
of audience. It pressed all the right buttons
for a good pantomime so well. Very clever stuff...
Your actors did you proud too didn't they? We
had a really good evening, thank you. (Wendy M.)
Congratulations
to you all! It was your best show yet and we can
definitely see progress! Seriously though well
done. I had wondered how well you would cope
with panto as it isn't very easy to perform and
it was certainly beyond anything I had expected.
(Sue H.)
to: Saskia and All the Cast of
Lily... "Just wanted to say how much we enjoyed
the play on Sat. afternoon. Well done, it was
brill. Can't wait for next year! You were all so
good. BRAVO! MORE! MORE!" (Caz)
Well
done to you and your cast - it was fun on
Saturday! I enjoyed the show tremendously and it
was fairly obvious that everyone in the cast did
too - the ugly sisters take off of the ladies
from Little Britain cracked me up! (Sue B.)
We would like to thank
the
Scarman Trust for funding our production of
Lily and the Magic Book through the Awards for
All scheme.
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Find
out what happens when Lily breaks her magic book, muddling up Fairy Tale Land. The Good Fairy tells Lily that only she can sort it out again. Luckily Lily finds
good friends along the way to help her out: like Kevin her cuddly kangaroo, Aladdin,
Buttons, Cinderella, Dick Whittington and
Red Riding Hood's Grandmother. But the
Ugly Sisters are not very nice and Big Bad Wolf,
Evil Magician, Wicked Witch and the Evil
Queen make things rather difficult for our brave Lily.
There is plenty of opportunity for the
audience to help Lily find the magic wand, shout: “He’s behind you!” catch sweets and sing songs.
The Characters in
their order of appearance:
Narrator/Buttons Debbie MacKenzie
Lily Diana Morris
*
Daddy/Dyspepsia David
Morris *
Mummy/Good Fairy Saran
O’Reilly *
Big Bad Wolf Michael
Byfield *
Wicked Witch
Sandy Netherwood
Evil Queen Jo
Miles
Kevin
Deli Davidson
Sleeping Beauty Libby Proe
Grandmother
Brenda Ingham *
Little Red Riding Hood Julia
Aladdin/Dick Whittington
Liz Bateman
Evil Magician Terence Brady
*
Paraphernalia David Arnold *
Cinderella
Christine Proe
Puss in Boots Bill
At the piano
Saskia *
Place:
Lily’s room and fairytale land
This play was
conceived and written by a writing committee made up of the members of Drama for Fun marked with *.
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In a Murderous
Manor (11th
and 12th of June 2005)
Diana Morris, David Arnold and Debbie MacKenzie
as Iona Goodbody, Halton the Butler and Madeleine
Curry, the Cook
It is
the year 1920. Five actors from the Agency Murders Inc. are hired to
perform their Murder Mystery play at Hardlyat Hall, a manor house in
the country. So far so every day, but what they don’t know is that
the Lady of the Manor Madame Estelle Crazy (after all these years)
and her strange companion Bob – an artiste – have a cunning plan. As
part of their show the actors are supposed to kill the Lord though it
shall be deemed an accident.
As it
turns out, Bob and Estelle are not the only ones hatching a murderous
plan. By and by, almost everyone becomes the target of someone else
and who will be left standing at the end is anyone’s
guess.
Will
the cook and the butler poison the annoying vegetarian guest? Will
the confused flower arranger cut out Estelle’s tongue? What is
Millicent going to do with those scissors and who will Iona Goodbody
eventually shoot with the old service revolver? Most of all: where
is the Lord? And who does Pastor Best love, surely not the dashing
gardener Romeo? Stars of the show Compton Valance and his ex-fiancée
Cassandra are finding it harder by the minute to produce their play
The Mystery of the Lost Horseshoe including The Case of the
Disappearing Groom or the Unstable Stable Lad and when Hope
Fother-Best makes a pass at Compton, all hell breaks
loose.
Sit
back and enjoy a romp through all aspects of a murder mystery – just
don’t actually expect to see the play.
In a Murderous
Manor was written by Saskia Wesnigk-Wood and Drama for Fun.
Scene
1
Bob and Lady Estelle have a plan
Scene
2 The first actors arrive
Scene
3
The Cook hates vegetarians
Scene
4
More actors
Scene
5
A terrible plot
Scene
6
All vegetarians eat beans
Scene
7
Pastor Best
Scene
8
Compton’s
heartache
Scene
9
Time to rehearse
Interval
Scene
10
The Lady has a past
Scene
11
Let the show begin
Scene
12
Who will pull the trigger?
Scene
13
Silver bullets duds, gold bullets live
Scene
14
One floosie too many
Scene
15
Cassandra to the rescue
Scene
16
And who will be left alive…?
Place:
In the drawing room at Hardlyat Hall
Time:
The roaring 1920s
Drama
for Fun
is looking for new members. We are planning to start up a non-profit
community group for Portslade and the
neighbourhood.
The
Characters of In a Murderous Manor in their order of appearance:
Bob,
an artiste
Brian Jones
Iona
Goodbody,
an ‘actress’
Diana Morris*
Lady
Estelle Crazy
Sandy Netherwood*
The
Maid
Victoria Atkinson
Compton
Valance,
actor manager
David
Morris*
Cassandra,
an actress
Saran O’Reilly*
Halton,
the Butler
David Arnold*
Madeleine
Curry,
the Cook
Debbie MacKenzie*
Edna
Dimm,
a flower arranger
Brenda Ingham*
Millicent,
an actress
Christine Hounslow
Romeo,
the gamekeeper
Liz Bateman*
Pastor
Best,
a young cleric
Melody Welch*
Hope
Fother-Best,
fresh from boarding school
Marie-Louise Brooks*
Directed
by:
Saskia Wesnigk-Wood*
Sound
and Backstage:
Terence Brady
Prompt:
Liz, Marie-Louise and Victoria
Scenery:
David M. (chaise-longue and props), Brian Morris (Bob’s painting),
Brenda, David A., Saskia and her daughters Julia and Barbara
(backdrop painting).
In
a Murderous Manor… was invented and written by students and tutor of Drama for Fun,
starting with improvisations and ideas in April 2004. Thanks to the
original creators: all actors marked with * as well as Dawn Myles
and Michael Byfield.
A
short Who’s Who:
David
Arnold*
- ‘I
have been a member of the group for about two years now, last time I
was a Police Inspector. I am a Butler now and who knows who I will
be next....’
Victoria
Atkinson – ‘Too
much work, too much television, too much chocolate – Drama for Fun
was the perfect solution for me.’
Liz
Bateman – ‘Dressing up, pretending to be someone else and living in a
fantasy world… who could resist? Drama for Fun… it’s been drama and
it’s been fun… again!’
Marie-Louise
Brooks – ‘I am happy to be part of another DfF production, albeit in a
smaller role…! Still not acting my age,
though!’
Christine
Hounslow – ‘I
am first generation Drama for Fun and pleased to make my “come-back” for this production.’
Brenda
Ingham – ‘Still thoroughly enjoying Drama for Fun, even though I have
descended from Lady Sarah to being definitely Dimm (with 2 MMs of
course.)’
Brian
Jones – ‘I like Bob, he’s a bit of a lad, sort of friendly like with an
eye for the ladies. Take care though, girls, he’s just as likely to
murder you as marry you!!’
Debbie
MacKenzie*
- ‘From glamorous Can-Can-Dancer to Crazed Cook – it’s all Drama for
Fun and it has been a hoot!’
David
Morris – ‘It's
been fascinating seeing characters and plot evolve from a chance
remark. Hope the audience have as much fun watching as we’ve had
putting it together!’
Diana
Morris – ‘Secret
lovechild, lady of the night, aspiring actress and clumsy nurse -
she's the woman with the GoodBody and she's not afraid to use
it!’
Sandy
Netherwood – ‘I
joined DfF to meet people and have fun, and I have experienced all
this and more. Lady Estelle Crazy – good starter for me, I
think!!’
Saran
O’Reilly – ‘Being
part of this wonderful group has given me something very special, a
great bunch of friends and the knowledge of how important it is to
laugh a lot! Being centre stage is where I love to be, the
wonderful, difficult, wonderful… Saran X.’
Melody
Welch – ‘Wanted
to show the world (or just this part of it) what I was truly made
of… I've always been a bit of an extrovert but never had an avenue
to pursue it. Reason I joined DfF is my mum was doing a German class
and I saw this and thought it would be a great way to meet people
like me - and I have; we are all one big happy family
now!!!’
Saskia
Wesnigk-Wood –‘Four generations of Drama for Fun students have come together to
make this production possible. An
ensemble to be proud of!’
Ocean Liner, hilarity on the high seas
(27th and 28th of March 2004)
poster
designed by Sue Gregory
Eleven holiday makers are on their way to sunny shores, but strange things can happen in the middle of the ocean.
Who is the mysterious priest? What are the plans of the stowaway? There seems to be something going on with Lady Sarah’s daughter and why is Dolores the
young French Can-Can dancer so sad? Will Cat and Gypsy find true love and what can Derek the ‘anorak’ tell Inspector Heart? Will the
Russian narcoleptic assassin ever wake up again, will the Colonel return to India?
Scene 1 On the sundeck, one sunny afternoon
Scenes 2 + 3 Later that day
Scene 4 The next evening
Scenes 5 + 6 On the sundeck after lunch
Scene 7 During the Morning Exercises
Interval,
Scene 7 On deck after the Morning Exercises
Scene 8 On deck near the bar
Scene 9 At the Hula-Bar
Scene 10 On deck later that evening
Place: On board the Luxury Ocean Liner “Jayne MacDonald“
Time: Tomorrow
Ocean Liner was invented and written by students and tutor of Drama for Fun, starting with improvisations and ideas in January 2003. Thanks to the original creators: all actors marked with *, also Jodie Messer, Karen Corquin, Andrew Duncan and John Innes-Smith. Thank you also to actor Steve Davis for his help when we were short on men.
We would like to thank professional designer Su Gregory for designing our poster and programme-cover for us, The Actual Hove Theatre Company for their stage flats, the Shoreham Lighthouse people for lending us the life-saver, PCC for all their support, Brighton Pier for letting us have the two deck-chairs, Simone Guile for helping with the make-up, Wayne Marmont Soft Furnishings for his van and Roy Wood for driving it.
The Characters of Ocean Liner in their order of appearance:
Blue Cast /White Cast
Lorraine, called Loz, a teenager Melody Welch / Marie-Louise Brooks
Derek, an ‘anorak’ David Morris
Lady Sarah Hamilton Sally Wood* / Brenda Ingham
Inspector Heart, New Scotland Yard David Arnold*
Cat, a chocolate seller Heather Noble*
Gypsy, a rich girl Janet Bailey-McKellop* / Saran O’Reilly
Colonel Rupert Anstruther-Smith Michael Byfield
Dolores, French Can-Can-Dancer Debbie MacKenzie* / PJ Woodburn
Sophia, a Russian narcoleptic assassin Liz Bateman
John le Baptiste, priest and diamond smuggler Terence Brady*
Sandra, a young stowaway Diana Morris
Barkeeper PJ Woodburn / Melody Welch
The Blue Cast will perform Sat 3:30 and Sunday 7:30, the White Cast Sat 7:30 and Sun 3:30
Directed by: Saskia Wesnigk-Wood (tutor of Drama for Fun)
Light and Sound: Peter Sergeant
Prompt: Dawn Myles*
Scenery: David Morris (lifeboat and bar), Brenda, David A., Melody, Saran, Saskia and her daughters Julia and Barbara (backdrop).
A short Who’s Who:
David Arnold* - ‘Joining Drama for Fun: it’s a chance to step out! To be anyone else with other people being anyone else for a while…’
Janet Bailey-McKellop* - ‘Gypsy is a 21st century Scarlett O’Hara. I can assure that I have not lied, cheated, stolen or killed, but it has been murder learning my lines; but as God is my witness, they're not going to lick me, nor any of the cast. After all............... Drama is Fun.’
Liz Bateman – ‘Drama for Fun attracted me because I wanted to be scared. I wanted to get a buzz and feel the adrenalin I felt when I was in New Zealand jumping out of planes and Bungy jumping. I certainly got what I was looking for, I've never been so nervous. But the course has lived up to its name, it's been drama and it's been fun.’
Marie-Louise Brooks – ‘I am really enjoying "Drama for Fun". Really nice group of people - Saskia is very supportive and we are having a lot of fun with the play! Never thought I'd be playing someone more than half my age though - wish me luck and please suspend your disbelief for an hour or so!’
Terence Brady* - 'A journey well worth making. There is so much to discover on the way.'
Michael Byfield – ‘The dream was to be on stage performing. In December I woke up and found myself part of Drama for Fun. Now I’m an old Colonel, waiting in the wings. It’s fun, lots of fun!’
Brenda Ingham – ‘From ’Shrinking Violet’ to ‘Lady Sarah Hamilton’ via Drama for Fun!’
Debbie MacKenzie* - ‘Dolores has been a part of me for a long time. It’s been fun letting her out to play. Oh la la…’
David Morris – ‘In the list of evening classes, Drama for Fun stood out as a touch unusual. I’ve never done anything like it before, but it has certainly fully lived up to the title! Can’t believe I’m actually going to be on stage.’
Diana Morris – ‘I had never done any acting before, not even at school, but had always wanted to try. Drama for Fun was the perfect way to begin. Since joining last September, I have learnt the basics to acting on stage and am now in my first play. Who knows, this time next year, I might even be starring in a film with Sandra Bullock!!’
Dawn Myles – ‘I fancied being a teenager again; after a long time it’s been a fun part. My son has given me a lot of food for thought!!’
Heather Noble* - ‘Cat is just someone who is trying to ditch her past, she really wants love but she doesn’t trust men anymore. Doesn’t help being a millionairess.’
Saran O’Reilly – ‘Gee, golly, wow… I joined Drama for Fun for something fun to do, and now here I am in my first performance! I have loved developing Gypsy and hope this will be the first of many performances.’
Melody Welch – ‘I am a 26 year old playing a 13 year old and loving it ... now that's acting! All because of Drama for Fun!’
Saskia Wesnigk-Wood –‘A great big thank you to everyone involved in this production and to the many who have made my Drama class fun since 1997.
’Sally Wood* – ‘Lady Sarah originally came from the fact that I have always wanted to participate in the London to Brighton Veteran car run, waving to everyone on my arrival in a very posh car. Life on the high seas is certainly a bit more turbulent that Lady Sarah had in mind, so after we dock – any offers for the car run?!’
PJ Woodburn – ‘Mon Dieu! A French Can-Can dancer! Who would have believed it?! Certainly not me 10 weeks ago!’
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