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The uncut X-Beacon files December 2001
Painswick Players In Tense Quandary.Drama On Tap For 2002!
Readers, I am at a loss for words. You see, as I write this
article, I realise that it will not appear until Saturday, 1st December, which
– by strange coincidence – is/was/will be the last night of our current
production, The Farnsdale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic
Society’s production of A Christmas Carol. Consequently, it is/was/will be -
tenses get very confused in these situations - all a bit late to give The
Farnsdale etc a plug and yet still a tadge early for the review. (Our reviews,
despite what the cynics amongst you might think, are actually written after the
production. No, they are, really: it’s just that they’re always so
predictably good!) Anyway, on the basis that a picture is worth a thousand
words, I thought that, instead of my rambling on about how wonderful The
Farnsdale etc undoubtedly was/is/ will be, you would all far rather see this
strangely inexplicable photo from one of the rehearsals. On her knees on the
left is Maggie Drake, next to her is Gill Cox, Lesley Wolowiec and Lynne Gibson.
The token male is Kevin Parker, co-director of the whole strange affair. If all this whets your appetite for more dramatic derring-do,
here’s a quick glimpse of our plans for 2002. We are planning a ‘rehearsed
play reading’ of The Wedding of the Year by Norman Robbins on a
yet-to-be-agreed-upon Saturday afternoon in February in the Painswick Centre,
supplemented by a scrumptious cream tea. You may remember a not dissimilar event
a couple of years ago which was a tremendous success. Expect more of the same.
Exact details will be in next month’s Beacon. Salivate gently in the meantime. Looking further ahead and just to prove how organised we
have become, on Thursday 9th, Friday 10thand Saturday 11th May we will be
staging the very funny Richard Harris comedy, Stepping Out. Stepping Out
follows the progress of a tap dancing class of hopeful hoofers from their first
tentative trips to their final triumphant performance and explores the complex
relationships that develop between the different characters and their very
different backgrounds. One key requirement is that everyone in the cast needs to
be able to tap dance. Such is the enthusiasm to take part that there is a
dedicated Painswick Players tap dance class each Saturday morning! Jack Burgess, |
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