Trinity
Methodist Music and Drama
05.12.2014
How
we laughed …
Felicity's
snowman would keep falling over, Mrs Reece had so much to do she
forgot Tiny Tim's crutch, and poor accident-prone
Mercedes,
plastered and cast as Cratchit, tried gamely to brew
tea for Scrooge.
Yes,
the ladies had
chosen
Chekhov's Christmas Carol for our entertainment this year, played out
against a rather splendid back cloth of The Pool of London. A
major panic, caused by tailbacks in Basildon, led to an urgent appeal
for a miserly old skinflint to read in for Ebenezer.
I rather fancied the confident approach
of
the
minister in the front row, but Thelma swept in in the nick of time to
save the day. No such reprieve for Alfred, coaxed into a frock for
the closing scene, his lines handily pasted onto wine-glass and
handbag. He even got to favour us briefly with his little ukulele.
Once
again Gordon was pressed into service, not only as handyman
and dogsbody, but playing a handful of demanding roles, including Mrs
Cratchit and the spectre of Jacob Marley, dressed only in ghostly
combinations, as we called a onesie back in the days of Dickens.
I
shall long cherish the duo of Gordon and Felicity as Christmas
Present, and the toe-tapping duet to end Act One. Scrooge as a
musical comedy – the very idea ! Mrs Dawson did wonders with the
cottage upright, and apart from some sticky moments with a girlie
mag, it was all good clean fun. And why don't more groups offer their
audience blankets to keep out the chill …
The
Farndale Avenue Housing Estate
Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society appeared by arrangement with
Trinity Methodist Music and Drama – Natalie Hawkes, Alison
O'Malley, Emma Byatt, David Ehren, Helen Wilson, Terrie Latimer and
Val Scott, directed by Tony Brett.
production photo by Val Scott
production photo by Val Scott
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