April 2000 - Relationships

We often choose to put on three one-act plays in April for a number of reasons. Firstly, everyone in the company is involved, whether on stage, behind the scenes or working front of house. Secondly, new directors have a chance to try out the skills they have been learning over the years, without the responsibility for the whole evening. Lastly, we can perform our festival entry to our regular audience as well.

This April we performed the following plays - you can see some photographs of each of them by clicking on each play title.

• The Drag Factor by Frank Vickery, directed by Marilyn Dunbar
  Set in a hospital waiting room, a couple have to come to terms with their son's choices in life.
  
  
• The Train by Carl Slotboom, directed by Janet Ransom
  An elderly Jewish couple remember their experiences and their terror in wartime. The theme of this play is very much in the news at present, after the recent verdict in the Holocaust libel case.
  
  
• Ritual for Dolls by George McEwan Green, directed by Marianne Potts
  Discarded toys in an attic re-enact scenes from their Victorian owners' lives. This was our entry for the Drama Festivals. This play won three awards in Eastleigh's Festival, and one at Totton.