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October 2002 - A duet of Festival dramas
We presented our award winning festival entries.
- Tryst written by Colin Crowther and directed by Karol Cooper.
Tom, terminally ill, worries that he cannot express his feelings for
Brenda, his wife. He meets Jan, an artist and teacher, whose love of
art helps Tom to find a way to show his wife how much she means to him.
This play won awards at Eastleigh,
and also at Totton, taking us to the third round of the All England
Drama Festival.
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Our small stage divided into 3 separate acting areas
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Tom and Brenda reflect on the news that Tom has little time
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Jimmy
McBride written and directed by Godfrey Partridge. Set in the Great
War, this play weaves together a folk song and an episode from Godfrey's
own family history, depicting the horror of war and the anguish of those
left behind.
This play won a number
of awards at the Eastleigh Drama Festival
The ghost of Sarge looms eerily out of the black backdrop
.The final scene
- Close to Croydon written by Gillian Plowman and directed by
James Hodgson. A man and woman trapped in a crashed train carriage move
from strangers to friends while they wait for rescue.
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The stage is converted to a crashed
inverted train |
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