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The Wyrd Sisters

1/10/1997

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By Stephen Briggs
Directed by Tom Vavasour

Season:  1 - 12 October 1997

Based on the Terry Protchett novel, adapted for the stage by Stephen Briggs, this is the tale of a wicked duke and duchess, a ghost of a murdered king, dim soldiers, strolling players, and a land in peril.  But it is three witches who stand between the Kingdom and destruction.

Cast:
Granny Weatherwax - Lynley McFaull
Nanny Ogg - Trish Purcell
Magrat Garlick - Renee Lyons
Duke - John Boyce
Duchess - Harriette Cowan
Fool - Stephen Austin
Tomjon - Robert Brown
Hwel - Scott Koorey
King Verence - David Johnstone
Sergeant - Dave Evans
Chamberlain - Noel Alexander
Vitoller - Brian Sullivan
Mrs Vitoller - Catherine Ryan
Demon - Julian Southgate
Bowman - Sam Calvert
Solider - James Kerr
Servant - Lucy Mannering
Peasants - Lucy Mannering, Ben Pierce, Noel 
  Alexander, Megan Evans, Arther Monteath-Carr
Guards - Simon Walmisley, Dave Fahey
Other Guards - James Kerr, Ben Pierce, Sam Calvert
Actors - James Kerr, Sam Calvert, Noel Alexander,
  Lucy Mannering, Megan Evans,
​  Arthur Monteath-Carr,  Ben Pierce
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Winter Shorts 1997

17/7/1997

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Season: ​17 - 19 July 1997

The New Quixote
​By Michael Frayn
Directed by Marilyn Ollett

Cast:

Gina - Marilyn Ollett
Kenneth - Miles Dalton

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Open Home
By Marilyn Ollett
Directed by Marilyn Ollett

Cast:
Mike - Paul Cowan
Carol - Rae Moore
Mrs Andrews - Mary McKeown
Mr Andrews - Alix Newman
Property Developer - Benjamin Pierce
Mr Brown - Alix Newman
Mrs Brown - Lynley McFaull
Gary - Barry Grant
Woman - Mary McKeown
Ian - Benjamin Pierce
Rache - Lynley McFaull
Real Estate Agent - Alix Newman
Fault
By Tim Barcode
​Directed by Sam Fisher

Cast:
Jane - Mary Cronin
Alistair - Rob Smith
Rachel - Mariska Hutt
Jason - Neil Macbeth​

Chook Chook
​By Fiona Farrell
​Directed by Barry Grant

Cast:
Valmai - Trish Purcell
Chrissy - Candida Keithley
Georgia - Adrienne Watson
Bron - Lisa Radcliffe
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Noises Off

15/5/1997

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By Michael Frayn
Directed by Barry Grant

Season: 15 - 24 May 1997

Michael Frayn's Noises Off takes a fond look at the follies of theatre folk, whose susceptibility to out-of-control egos, memory loss, and passionate affairs turn every performance into a high-risk adventure. This play-within-a-play captures a touring theatre troupe’s production of Nothing On in three stages: dress rehearsal, the opening performance, and a performance towards the end of a debilitating run. Frayne gives us a window into the inner workings of theatre behind the scenes, progressing from flubbed lines and missed cues in the dress rehearsal to mounting friction between cast members in the final performance. Brimming with slapstick comedy, Noises Off is a delightful backstage farce, complete with slamming doors, falling trousers, and - of course - flying sardines!

Cast:
Marilyn Ollett plays Dotty, who plays Mrs Clackett
David Johnstone plays Lloyd
Miles Dalton plays Garry, who plays Roger
Lisa Radcliffe plays Brooke, who plays Vicki
John Boyce plays Frederick, who plays Phillip
Tamzin Darragh plays Belinda, who plays Flavia
Carolyn Marlowe plays Poppy
Stephen Austin plays Tim
John Howdon plays Selsdon, who plays The Burglar

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The Magic Hand

1/3/1997

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By Phillip Mann
Directed by Adrienne Watson

Season: March 1997

Cast:
Courtier - Victoria Abbott 
Dragon/Courtier - Jasmine Hicks
Courtier - Joanne Martin
Courtier - Tania Smith
Guard/Courtier - Henry Van Der Westhuysen
Loud Mouth Louis - Paul Collins
King Rondo - Roger Scott-Lindfield
Princess Finella - Jo Stephens-Cockburn
Wizard Swartz/Orlando the Fey - Kathryn Burnell
Sir Fred - Sam Fisher
Witch Curfew - Lynley McCaull
Gaoler/Guard - John King
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Outside Edge

30/11/1996

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By Richard Harris
Directed by Heather Giles

Season: 30 Nov - 7 Dec 1996

Roger has enough trouble assembling his cricket team to play against the British Railways Maintenance Division Reading East, but these complications pall before those occurring among their various wives and girlfriends.

Cast:
Miriam - Raewyn Rich
Roger - Roger Scott-Lindfield
Bob - John Ashton
Dennis - David Johnston
Maggie - Eryn Strachan
Kevin - Sam Fisher
Ginnie - Marilyn Ollett
Alex - Stephen Austin
Sharon - Donna Verey
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Ten Times Table

18/9/1996

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By Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Barry Grant

Season: 18-21 September 1996

The leading lights of the village have decided to hold a pageant of local history based on a somewhat vague event, "The Massacre of the Pendon Twelve". But there's a young left wing teacher on the committee who decides to turn it into a rally for proletarian revolution. Committee meetings become symbolic battlefields for conflicting views - the right wing faction being led by the Chairman's conservative wife. The event turns into a violent confrontation between the two extremes, with cataclysmic results. Police intervention brings matters to a relatively quiet conclusion, but already another pageant - Romans versus Britons - seems an attractive possibility.

Cast:
Ray - Miles Dalton
Donald - John Howden
Helen - Tamzin Darragh
Eric - Kirk Moore
Sophie - Debbie McAlpine
Bernard Lorne-Messiter - Sam Neill
Audrey - Marilyn Ollett
Tim - Paul Collins
Phillipa - Leeann Aps
Lawrence - Noel Alexander
Max - Ian Beswick
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Rosancrantz and Guilderstern are Dead

20/4/1996

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By Tom Stoppard
Directed by Tom Vavasour

Season: ​20 - 27 April 1996
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Old King Cole

17/2/1996

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By Ken Campbell
Directed by Ian Beswick

Season: 17 - 24 February 1996

Cast:
Faz - Douglas Shields
Twoo - Tom Vavasour
Baron Wadd - Max Sullivan
Commentator - Debbie McAlpine
Cyril - David Armstrong
Old King Cole - Barry Grant
Old Queen Cole - Marilyn Ollett
Princess Daphne - Toni Watchorn
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Goldisnowerellahood

13/5/1995

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By Bronwyn Elsmore
Directed by Heather McMenamin

Season: 13 - 20 May 1995

Cast:
Goldilocks - Victoria Glausiuss
Father Bear / Wolf - Kevin Hastings
Fairytale Teller - Dayle Hunt
Mother Bear / Old Lady - Mary McKeown
Reader - Marilyn Ollett
Baby Bear / Prince - James Stewart
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

29/3/1995

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By Dale Wasserman
Directed by Tom Vavasour

Season: 29 Mar - 1 Apr 1995

This stage adaptation of Ken Kesey's celebrated novel explores the brutality of life in a mental institution with humour, candour and unforgettable characters.

Cast:
Chief Bromden - Kevin Tetley
Aide Warren - George Parker
Aide Williams - Dayle Hunt
Nurse Ratched - Marilyn Ollett
Nurse Flinn - Georgie Columbus
Dale Harding - Barry Grant
Billy Bibbit - Roanna Dalziel
Scanlon - Jeremy Wilson
Cheswick - Mark Fearing
Martini - James Stewart
Buckly - Dave Cathro
Sefelt / Technician - Rhys Thomas
Randle P McMurphy - Kevin Hastings 
Dr Spivy - Gary Reid
Turkle - Noel Alexander
Candy Starr - Fiona Bain
Sandy - Victoria Glausiuss
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