Patience
Performances 8-11th November 2017, Betchworth Memorial Hall
Gilbert & Sullivan’s gentle satire on romantic love, military pomposity, and the pretentiousness of the Victorian aesthetic movement - particularly its poets
Director - Alison Cooper
Musical Director - Ian Stone
Cast
| Patience | Jane Flanders |
| Lady Angela | Jane Seymour |
| Lady Saphir | Linda Slater |
| Lady Ella | Jane Khan |
| Lady Jane | Sarah Esser-Haswell |
| Colonel Calverley | Peter Grove |
| Major Murgatroyd | Peter Thomas |
| Duke | David Brown |
| Reginald Bunthorne | David Longes |
| Archibald Grosvenor | Stuart Finlayson |
| Solicitor | Trevor Allen |
| Ladies |
Julie Bickerdike, Mary Grove, Jane Johnson, |
| Dragoon Guards | Trevor Allen, David Clark, John Bryant, Stephen Tickell, Julian Warner-Edney |
Production Team
| Lighting & Sound | David Ames |
| Choreographer | Margaret Longes |
| Set Construction | Martin Allitt, Brian Cooper, David Longes, Stephen Tickell, Julian Warner-Edney |
| Set Design | Alison and Brian Cooper |
| Transport | Ben Cooper, Martin Allitt |
| Front of House | Diane Mayall |
| Props | Alison, Brian and Nick Cooper, Ann Staddon |
| Programme/Publicity | Stephen Tickell, Alison Cooper |
| Box Office | Sam Stevens |
Photos by Mick Mercer
A Handful of Plays
Performances 11-13th May 2017 at Betchworth Memorial Hall (matinee only on Saturday)
Director: Diane Mayall
Sound and Lighting: David Ames
A selection of short pieces presented as rehearsed and staged readings
Carnival by Nicholas Richards
Two couples meet for a party, but what is the occasion ?
| Moby | Neil Mayall |
| Jill | Julie Bickerdike |
| Duval | Stephen Tickell |
| Corinna | Linda Slater |
Imperfect Speakers by Wally Smith
A political thriller set in the interpreters' room at an international conference
| Nigel | John Bryant |
| Andy | Ian Stone |
| Ingrid | Julie Bickerdike |
| Gibson | David Ames |
Hunting Death by Nicholas Richards
A retelling of Chaucer's 'The Pardoner's Tale' in modern verse
| Narrators | John Bryant and Linda Slater |
| Gula | Neil Mayall |
| Superbus | Tracey Hulf |
| Cupid | Julie Bickerdike |
When the Hurly Burly's done by Gill Medway
Three hags on a blasted heath - there to meet with....Macbeth ?
Tracey Hulf, Jane Seymour and Linda Slater
The Tortoise and the Hare by Vikram Seth
A whimsical poetry setting of the classic fable, from the collection Beastly Tales from here and there
Performed by the company
Pinafore & Trial by Jury
Performed 7-10th May 2003
The Mikado (or the Bank of Titipu)
Performed 12-15th May 2004
Director: John Mole
Musical Director: Ian Stone
