Programme for Taunton Thespians' production of Cash On Delivery

30th October - 3rd November 2007

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Michael Cooney’s Cash on Delivery is a farce about lies, damn lies and excuses – with some surgical stockings, an insane washing machine and lots of mistaken identities thrown in for good measure. It tells the story of a day in the life of Eric Swan, who lost his job and hasn’t told his wife.

Without really meaning to, he started getting benefits and allowances for non-existent lodgers and their relatives. And then, one day, the Man from the Department dropped by…

This relentlessly funny play careers along from situation to situation, each funnier, more contrived and more unlikely than the last. Alongside Eric are his loving wife Linda, his extremely dodgy Uncle George and Norman the lodger. Through the door come the DSS man, the sexual relations counsellor, the undertaker, the bereavement counsellor, the scary hard-line feminist and Norman’s fiancée. Not forgetting the washing machine.

Mixing all these together guarantees an evening of non-stop laughs for the whole audience. In case you were worried, the Director guarantees that no washing machines were injured during the making of this production.

We stock a large selection of quality branded lingerie including bridal wear, nightwear and specialist corsetry.

We also have a wide variety of cup-sized swimwear which we stock all year round.

We offer free fittings and provide a confidential and discreet service.

Come and find us opposite Debenhams in Taunton or on South Street, right in the centre of Wellington

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Corsetry Cottage, 29, North Street, Taunton and1A, South Street, Wellington


Michael Cooney’s Cash on Delivery is a farce about lies, damn lies and excuses – with some surgical stockings, an insane washing machine and lots of mistaken identities thrown in for good measure. It tells the story of a day in the life of Eric Swan, who lost his job and hasn’t told his wife.

Without really meaning to, he started getting benefits and allowances for non-existent lodgers and their relatives. And then, one day, the Man from the Department dropped by…

This relentlessly funny play careers along from situation to situation, each funnier, more contrived and more unlikely than the last. Alongside Eric are his loving wife Linda, his extremely dodgy Uncle George and Norman the lodger. Through the door come the DSS man, the sexual relations counsellor, the undertaker, the bereavement counsellor, the scary hard-line feminist and Norman’s fiancée. Not forgetting the washing machine.

Mixing all these together guarantees an evening of non-stop laughs for the whole audience. In case you were worried, the Director guarantees that no washing machines were injured during the making of this production.

by Michael Cooney

We stock a large selection of quality branded lingerie including bridal wear, nightwear and specialist corsetry.

We also have a wide variety of cup-sized swimwear which we stock all year round.

We offer free fittings and provide a confidential and discreet service.

Come and find us opposite Debenhams in Taunton or on South Street, right in the centre of Wellington

Corsetry Cottage, 29, North Street, Taunton and1A, South Street, Wellington


From the Director...

Welcome to the Brewhouse Theatre for the Taunton Thespians autumn production.

This is my directorial début for the Thespians, having acted or taken backstage roles in previous TT productions and having been a performer and director for other local amateur groups for longer than I care to remember. I have been fortunate enough, over the years, to be able to try my hand, one way or another, at many different styles of theatre but I always find myself gravitating back to comedy.

When offered the chance to do a farce I had no hesitation in offering Michael Cooney’s delicious piece of fun that is ‘Cash on Delivery’. This takes us back to 1996 when the Department of Health and Social Security was in existence, and when the bureaucracy, that we all love to have a grumble about, was just as evident at it is today. Nowadays we would have to refer to the Department of Work and Pensions which does not seem to roll off the tongue as easily, but which, I am sure, still has to deal with many multiple claims on a daily basis – some things never really change!

Rehearsals have run apace and there have been many occasions when we have had to stop, try and contain our laughter and begin again. The assortment of characters who, one by one, appear on stage and add to the mayhem are all beautifully constructed by the author and are an actor’s delight, each of them being pivotal to the unfolding story. The cast and crew have certainly risen to the challenge that they were presented with and are ready to jump on the rollercoaster ride that this farce certainly is.

Sometimes it seems that the world in which we all live can appear very mad, sad and bad so we hope that for a couple of hours you can escape from reality, relax, sit back with us and enjoy a dose of the best medicine I know of – laughter.

Jane

Stretcher loaned by

NIGEL K. FORDINDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS

NORTH END, CREECH ST MICHAEL, TAUNTON TA3 5EB

Tel: (01823) 338369

Offering a personal and proficientservice to families in Taunton and all

surrounding villages

Tastefully appointed Chapel of Rest

Pre-paid Funeral Plans available as part ofour comprehensive service

in rehearsal


From the Director...

Welcome to the Brewhouse Theatre for the Taunton Thespians autumn production.

This is my directorial début for the Thespians, having acted or taken backstage roles in previous TT productions and having been a performer and director for other local amateur groups for longer than I care to remember. I have been fortunate enough, over the years, to be able to try my hand, one way or another, at many different styles of theatre but I always find myself gravitating back to comedy.

When offered the chance to do a farce I had no hesitation in offering Michael Cooney’s delicious piece of fun that is ‘Cash on Delivery’. This takes us back to 1996 when the Department of Health and Social Security was in existence, and when the bureaucracy, that we all love to have a grumble about, was just as evident at it is today. Nowadays we would have to refer to the Department of Work and Pensions which does not seem to roll off the tongue as easily, but which, I am sure, still has to deal with many multiple claims on a daily basis – some things never really change!

Rehearsals have run apace and there have been many occasions when we have had to stop, try and contain our laughter and begin again. The assortment of characters who, one by one, appear on stage and add to the mayhem are all beautifully constructed by the author and are an actor’s delight, each of them being pivotal to the unfolding story. The cast and crew have certainly risen to the challenge that they were presented with and are ready to jump on the rollercoaster ride that this farce certainly is.

Sometimes it seems that the world in which we all live can appear very mad, sad and bad so we hope that for a couple of hours you can escape from reality, relax, sit back with us and enjoy a dose of the best medicine I know of – laughter.

Jane

Message to all staff and visitors from our

director, mrs Burt

Stretcher loaned by

NIGEL K. FORDINDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS

NORTH END, CREECH ST MICHAEL, TAUNTON TA3 5EB

Tel: (01823) 338369

Offering a personal and proficientservice to families in Taunton and all

surrounding villages

Tastefully appointed Chapel of Rest

Pre-paid Funeral Plans available as part ofour comprehensive service



About the AuthorMICHAEL COONEY was born and raised in London, but now

lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Danielle, where he

is a screenwriter.

His stage writing credits include a comedy, “Cash On

Delivery”, that had its world premier at the prestigious

Theatre Royal Windsor and has gone on to break box

office records throughout Europe. “Cash on Delivery”

ran for a year in London’s West End before beginning

a nationwide tour. His two stage thrillers, “The Dark

Side” and “Point of Death” have both enjoyed successful

British tours. Cooney’s stage directing credits include

“Penny for the Guy”, a thriller by David Soames, “Nil

by Mouth”, a drama by John Chapman, and the first London

tryout of the smash French comedy “Le Diner du Cons” by

Francis Verber. He also directed his own three plays

“Point of Death”, “Cash On Delivery” and “The Dark

Side”.“Murder In Mind”, the film written by Cooney adapted f

rom

his stage play, was produced for HBO and star Nigel

Hawthorne, Mary Louise Parker, Jimmy Smits and Jason

Scott Lee.He has also had two children’s books published: “Geor

ge

the Germ” and “Fantastic Adventures in the Land of

Wishful Thinking”.

Personal Quote“One of the things I learned over those first five year

s,

where I just churned out screenplays without selling

anything is that your screenplay is going to be read a

thousand times before a single foot of film goes through

the camera, so the damn thing had better be readable. It

better be Grisham, it better be a page-turner. People

say you’ve got 30 pages to grab them. Maybe so, but

you’ve got three or four pages to show them that what

you’re doing is different. In those first few opening

pages, it is vital that the reader gets your voice, and

gets that the next few hours of reading are going to be

worth it.”


recent events

by les clarke

PeoPle who live in boxes

henry Fielding’s tom Jones

Winner

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Divisional A

ETF Final

Best Directo

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via Fellgett

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Best Actress

(ODF) (Dona

Bullion)

Les Clarke w

on Best New

Play at the

Western Area

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New

Play at the

AETF Nationa

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recent events

by les clarke

henry Fielding’s tom Jones

adaPted by Joan macalPin

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Winner

Somerset Cou

nty Drama Fe

stival

Divisional A

ETF Final

Best Directo

r (ODF) (Syl

via Fellgett

)

Best Actress

(ODF) (Dona

Bullion)

Les Clarke w

on Best New

Play at the

Western Area

AETF and the

Geoffrey Wh

itworth Trop

hy for Best

New

Play at the

AETF Nationa

l Finals

Phoebe Rees AwardsMale Cameo (Ron Roberts)

Female Cameo (Jane Edwards)Stage Management


Julia ApperleyDes AtkinsonPatricia AttrillAnnette BalaamMichael BarryDavid BeachTony & Tessa BeavenAnnie BowlesPenny BradnumNeville & Polly BrayCharlotte BriggsDona BullionChloe BurtJane BurtJason CarterRay & Nikki CourtJon CozensKim CrooksArthur Duncan CumminsBarrie DaleJames DavisMark & NicolaDawsonDavid & Audrey DoigJane DyerJane EdwardsSylvia FellgettTerry FinnPamela FlemingKeith GibbonsMichael Gilbert

Ted GoldsmithMaggie GoodallKate GuestAnne HagueBryan HallettJennifer HancockChristopher HancockLynn HendenSam HillRichard HockeyJean HoleJohn HoweRose HumphreysAlison Sarah JenkinsonCynthia JonesDaniel JonesCarolynn JureidiniMargot KomarnickaJane LeakeyMichael LinhamClive LinthorneStuart LyddonJosephine MannHilary MarshallVerity MartindillJohn & Audrey MeikleAndrew (Dusty) MillerBeryl MorrisDavid Northey

Marcus PalmerAndrew PearceMartin PetersHolly PuckettDinah RawleJoy ReasonRon & Jacqeline RobertsVivienne SharlandSue ShaxonRobert SmithMartin StepneyFreda StoreyNigel Stuart-ThornTessa SuttonVera SweetingStuart SymondsSusanna TookeyLucy TozerCharlotte Trevithick-RyallChris TuffinAnthony VennAbigail VickeryThelma WanderMargaret WayMatt WebberDonald WhateleyGeorgia WhelanAngela WidgeryAlistair WilmottHelen Witcomb

Taunton Thespians arePresident - John Meikle

Vice Presidents - Margaret Way, Thelma Wander, Ron RobertsHonorary members - Ted Goldsmith, Ken Stark

taunton thespians is a registered charity, number 800217


The Taunton Thespians have been prov

iding live

theatre for and by the people of Tau

nton and

surrounding area since 1928, when Ia

n Hay’s “Tilly

of Bloomsbury” was staged for 3 nigh

ts at the

Lyceum Theatre (now a block of flats

at the end of

Station Road). The Thespians' home i

s “The Place”

in Wilfred Road, Taunton.

It's fashionable to be patronising a

bout amateur

theatre or "amdram". We're not sure

why. Every year

the Thespians entertain thousands of

people by:

Staging two major productions at the

Brewhouse

• Theatre

Participating in drama festivals in

other •

theatres around Somerset

Putting on in-house productions for

members

• Spending two weeks

on the road with a touring

• production every s

ummer

We also provide Murder Mystery eveni

ngs and

Cabaret shows for parties and fund-r

aising events

around the area, and are developing

our outreach

activities further.

To see what's happening in amateur d

rama in

Taunton, come along to a Club Night.

There's no

charge, and you're very welcome. Jus

t drop along to

The Place at 7.30pm on the first Wedn

esday of any

month from October to May.

If you do fancy joining us, there’s

plenty to do,

and it doesn’t have to involve getti

ng up on stage.

Actors and actresses are always welc

ome, of course,

but we do need people who want to de

sign and build

our sets, sort out costumes, do make

up and hair,

all sorts of things. Membership is o

nly £12 a year,

and it’s just about the most fun you

can have for a

pound a month!

For more details call us on 07982 70

8503

or email membership@tauntonthespians

.org.uk

Taunton Thespians arePresident - John Meikle

Vice Presidents - Margaret Way, Thelma Wander, Ron RobertsHonorary members - Ted Goldsmith, Ken Stark


Cast, in order of appearance

Eric Swan Richard Hockey

Linda Swan Charlotte Brig

gs

Norman Bassett Martin Stepney

Mr Jenkins Matt Webber

Uncle George Stuart Lyddon

Sally Chessington Abi Vickery

Doctor Chapman

Tony Venn

Mr Forbright David Northey

Ms Cowper Lynn Henden

Brenda Dixon Chloe Burt

SettingThe living room of Eric and Linda Swan’s home.

The play opens at 9am on a windy October day in 1996.The action is continuous, though there will be an

interval for the audience to refresh themselves...

Production team

Director Jane BurtProducer

Nicola DawsonStage Manager Andrew MillerDSM Keith GibbonsEffects Pam FlemingProps Dinah RawleCostume/makeup

Alison JenkinsonCostume Jane DyerRehearsal prompt

Joy ReasonShow Prompt Andy PearceLighting design Dan JonesSound

Martin JevonSet design Ray CourtSet Construction Ray Court, Tony Beaven,Ron Roberts,

Dinah Rawle, Mark DawsonBlack Gang Carolynn Jureidini, Angela Widgery, Annie BowlesFOH Jane Edwards & Helen WitcombPublicity & Programme Design Michael GilbertPublicity Team Michael Gilbert, Ron Roberts, Jane Edwards, Chloe Burt, Mark Dawson


Cast, in order of appearance

Eric Swan Richard Hockey

Linda Swan Charlotte Brig

gs

Norman Bassett Martin Stepney

Mr Jenkins Matt Webber

Uncle George Stuart Lyddon

Sally Chessington Abi Vickery

Doctor Chapman

Tony Venn

Mr Forbright David Northey

Ms Cowper Lynn Henden

Brenda Dixon Chloe Burt

SettingThe living room of Eric and Linda Swan’s home.

The play opens at 9am on a windy October day in 1996.The action is continuous, though there will be an interval for the audience to refresh themselves...

Production team

Director Jane BurtProducer

Nicola DawsonStage Manager Andrew MillerDSM Keith GibbonsEffects Pam FlemingProps Dinah RawleCostume/makeup

Alison JenkinsonCostume Jane DyerRehearsal prompt

Joy ReasonShow Prompt Andy PearceLighting design Dan JonesSound

Martin JevonSet design Ray CourtSet Construction Ray Court, Tony Beaven,Ron Roberts,

Dinah Rawle, Mark DawsonBlack Gang Carolynn Jureidini, Angela Widgery, Annie BowlesFOH Jane Edwards & Helen WitcombPublicity & Programme Design Michael GilbertPublicity Team Michael Gilbert, Ron Roberts, Jane Edwards, Chloe Burt, Mark Dawson


Taunton Thespians

are grateful to the fo

llowing:

for displaying billboa

rds:

• Holiday Inn

, Taunton

The Crown & Sceptre, T

aunton

Mr & Mrs Tooze, Chelst

on

Queens College, Taunto

n

for the loan of stretc

her:

• Nigel K For

d, Funeral Directors

for loan of equipment:

•

Washing Machine Servic

e Centre

for supporting Ms Cowp

er:

• The Corsetr

y Cottage

for promotional displa

ys:

• Shops & oth

er premises in Taunton

,

Wellington and elsewhe

re

for deploying billboar

ds:

• John Burber

y & Mark Dawson

for financial support:

• Our adverti

sers

for transporting the s

et •

Webbers Removals

for all their support

• Members of

Taunton Thespians too

numerous to list

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SUPPLYING AND

FITTING DOMESTIC

AND CONTRACT

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Taunton Thespians are members of NODAThe National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA), founded in 1899, is the main representative body for amateur theatre in the UK. It has a membership of some 2500 amateur/community theatre groups and 3000 individual enthusiasts throughout the UK, staging musicals, operas, plays, concerts and pantomimes in a wide variety of performing venues, ranging from the country's leading professional theatres to village halls. Members have access to a wide range of benefits.NODA aims

To give a shared voice to the amateur theatre sector •

To help amateur societies and individuals achieve •

the highest standards of best practice and performance To provide leadership and advice to enable the

• amateur theatre sector to tackle the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century


Taunton Thespians

are grateful to the fo

llowing:

for displaying billboa

rds:

• Holiday Inn

, Taunton

The Crown & Sceptre, T

aunton

Mr & Mrs Tooze, Chelst

on

Queens College, Taunto

n

for the loan of stretc

her:

• Nigel K For

d, Funeral Directors

for loan of equipment:

•

Washing Machine Servic

e Centre

for supporting Ms Cowp

er:

• The Corsetr

y Cottage

for promotional displa

ys:

• Shops & oth

er premises in Taunton

,

Wellington and elsewhe

re

for deploying billboar

ds:

• John Burber

y & Mark Dawson

for financial support:

• Our adverti

sers

for transporting the s

et •

Webbers Removals

for all their support

• Members of

Taunton Thespians too

numerous to list

EXPERTS ON

SUPPLYING AND

FITTING DOMESTIC

AND CONTRACT

CARPETS

& BLINDS

Showroom: Cook Way • Bindon Road • Taunton • TA2 6BJ

Taunton Thespians are members of NODAThe National Operatic and Dramatic Association (NODA), founded in 1899, is the main representative body for amateur theatre in the UK. It has a membership of some 2500 amateur/community theatre groups and 3000 individual enthusiasts throughout the UK, staging musicals, operas, plays, concerts and pantomimes in a wide variety of performing venues, ranging from the country's leading professional theatres to village halls. Members have access to a wide range of benefits.NODA aims

To give a shared voice to the amateur theatre sector •

To help amateur societies and individuals achieve •

the highest standards of best practice and performance To provide leadership and advice to enable the

• amateur theatre sector to tackle the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century


Name: Charlotte BRIGGSAKA: Linda SWANKnown Facts: Favourite cocktail: Cosmopolitan Glamour Star Name: Bunny TightbottomAge first having an argument on stage over whether to go right or left: 5Personal Details:Having finished my world travels and a second stint at university I at last had some more time and couldn’t resist getting on stage with Thespians for the first time. I haven’t done a play for ages, having strutted my stuff in panto, danced for the Wayfarers and done shows with the Bradford Players. It’s been good fun playing the loving wife, but you’ll have to ask Richard how much of a nagging wife I’ve been! Hopefully if I ever become a wife in real life, I won’t have to put up with a husband that gets up to all the things Linda thinks Eric does!!

Name: Richard HOCKEY

AKA: Eric SWAN

Known Facts:

Co-owns Creaky Coach Theatre Company

Glamour star name is Thumper Harris

Least favourite role playing a fluore

scent

yellow genie in Aladdin,

Personal Details:

I first appeared at The Brewhouse 20

years ago

wearing huge sideburns in a Dickensi

an show,

since then I have appeared in many s

hows with

many strange costumes including look

ing like

the man from Delmonte and on one occ

asion

having to wear a bag over my head! L

uckily this

costume is a bit less restrictive wh

ich is just

as well with all the running around

I have to

do!


Name: Matt WEBBERAKA: Mr JENKINSKnown Facts:Favourite part: Higgins Most liked thing about theatre: hearing the audience come in on opening nightLeast liked: wearing radio mikes and then hearing them go wrong, most uncomfortable when: writing about oneself for the programme, what really?: yes, like now you mean?: yes, Rose Bowls nominated: 2 – best actor, Rose Bowls won: none, sore about it?: not really, c’mon: I’m really not that bothered, Rose Bowl you would most like to win: stop being childish, go on which one?: it’s not the point, which one? can we just get on with it please, ok number of dogs : thank you, 2, cats: 1, reason you think you didn’t get it: right I’m going, don’t go!: you’re just mucking around, I’ll be serious: I doubt that and anyway I’m not staying just to be a linguistic foil for you.............

Name: Martin STEPNEY

AKA: Norman BASSETT

Known Facts: Is 5’7 tall but wishes he was 6’2.

Is a trainee teacher

Has numerous part-time jobs

Personal Details:

I have now reached 19 years in the acting

business, starting in the popular Hemyock

singers at a very young age. My first memory

was opening night and I had to run through the

audience up onto the stage ready to sing… yes

my trousers were too long and I managed to trip

up the stairs, head first onto the stage! I

stood up, brushed myself down and just started

singing, despite my eyes filling up with water

as my legs hurt! That slapstick comedy appears

to have haunted me up to this day!


Name: Abi VICKERYAKA: Sally CHESSINGTONKnown Facts: Occupation: Trainee SolicitorGlamour star name: Misty LovedereFavourite colour: PurplePersonal Details: This is my 6th show with the Thespians, and I am looking forward to returning to the Brewhouse stage once again. Previous roles have included Molly in Tom Jones, Kitty in Taking Steps, Helen Burns in Jane Eyre and Ursula in Much Ado About Nothing. Most of my appearances so far have involved prancing around in skimpy clothes, or as in the last summer tour, playing a dirty wench ... so it is nice to play a slightly more reserved character for a change! It’s been great to be a part of the cast for this show. Hope you enjoy it!

Name: Stuart LYDDON

AKA: Uncle George SWAN

Known Facts:

Very little

Known to have arranged fights

Has had serious haircut for part

Heavily involved with NODA

Personal Details:

Earlier in the year the wonderful surroundin

gs

of the Minack Theatre in Cornwall provided a

wonderful acting experience but the comfort

of

the Brewhouse is just as warm a choice for a

return to the Taunton stage. It’s been a rea

lly

good year so far with many miles on the cloc

k

in various guises, on stage, directing and i

n

front of the camera. Yet another character

to get to grips with and the thrill has not

extinguished the excitement when performing.

Rehearsals never cease and it’s straight off

to Pantoland at the Strode Theatre when COD

finishes, oh yes it is!


Name: David Frederick James NORTHEY

AKA: Mr FORBRIGHT

Known Facts: Another tall person

Has been known to loom on occasion

Observed at railway stations

Personal Details:

Mr Forbright is a melancholy fellow and takes his

job seriously. His father used to say “treat the

departed, son, as it were your own flesh and blood”

and he has lived by that rule every since. That’s

true of this play and especially for our director

who has treated us with a sense of maturity and

allowed us all to express ourselves through the

characters. I have always felt that a good director

allows the actors to grow their parts at the same

time aiding their development by constructive

guidance. It has been a pleasure to play Mr

Forbright, as well as recent parts of Dr Lanyon in

Jekyll & Hyde and Bunting in Murdered to Death,

although I feel it’s about time I took a different

role, so watch this space!

Name: Tony VENNAKA: Dr CHAPMANKnown Facts: A tall gentlemanHas a way with the ladiesPersonal Details: After the rain-soaked Summer Tour 2007 during which the appalling weather washed away our audiences it is very comforting to be back under a water-tight roof. I sometimes wonder how closely one can be identified with the character one plays. This is not an issue when the character is someone like Squire Allworthy whom everyone on stage admires. It is a different matter when it is a character like Dr Chapman described as ‘mild-mannered’ by the author but diminishing in status as the play proceeds. However, it is a farce and one can draw comfort from the fact that belief is suspended. Enjoy the play.


Name: Chloe BURTAKA: Brenda DIXONKnown Facts: First appeared at Brewhouse aged 11 Played Cilla Black, aged 11Favourite ever role ‘a simple village girl’At 3 wanted to be a famous actress called Floella le Butt!Personal Details: Rehearsing for this show has proven to be a very punishing experience for me as every Monday and Thursday evening for the last few months I have strenuously sat at the back during rehearsals with a cup of tea (and jaffa cake) whilst laughing my head off at the others before finally dragging myself off my chair to ‘swan’ on 5 minutes before the end only to be manhandled by handsome men! Who could ask for a better part?!

Name: Lynn HENDEN

AKA: Ms COWPER

Known Facts:

Not tall!

Dislikes writing about self.

Could tell you lots about the others

...

Personal Details:

I’ve been a part of the Thespians no

w for about

six years; last seen prancing about

the stage

in a shorty nighty in ‘Move Over Mrs

Markham’

as the Finnish Au-Pair. It was then

that I met

our Director who was a member of The

Bradford

Players and when I explained I’d alw

ays wanted

to do ‘Panto’ she said (and I quote)

‘Oh, join

us...we’re not fussy!’ So I did ..an

d they

weren’t!

Didnt think I had the required asset

s for this

part but there, you never can tell!

Eat your

heart out all you Dames out there!

I’ll tell

you my secret later... A rich wife, a working man, an author, an addict... the souring of the Swinging Sixties in a

twisting tale of murder, love, money and betrayal. A masterpiece from the pen of one of the greats of the genre, this play will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.

Taunton Thespians don’t just do Brewhouse shows!

you can book our Murder Mystery group to add a frisson to your party, or to

help raise funds for your school, or as a fun evening in the village hall.

our new cabaret Group, déjà revue, went down a storm at the ten Parishes

Festival in September, and we can put on a themed evening for you, too.

For full details, call us on 07982 708503

or email [email protected]







For full details, call the Secretary, Jane Edwards, on 01823 322440

11th-15th March 2008, The Brewhouse, Taunton. Public tickets on sale from 27th November 2007

Box Office: 01823 283244 or online at www.thebrewhouse.net

A rich wife, a working man, an author, an addict... the Swinging Sixties turning sour in a twisting tale of murder, love, money and betrayal. A masterpiece from the pen of one of the greats of the genre, this play will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.

Coming next from Taunton Thespians...Francis Durbridge’s classic Thriller

A rich wife, a working man, an author, an addict... the souring of the Swinging Sixties in a twisting tale of murder, love, money and betrayal. A masterpiece from the pen of one of the greats of the genre, this play will keep you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end.

11th-15th March 2008, The Brewhouse, Taunton. Public tickets on sale from 27th November 2007

Box Office: 01823 283244 or online at www.thebrewhouse.net






For full details, call us on 07982 708503

or email [email protected]

Coming next from Taunton Thespians...Francis Durbridge’s classic Thriller


6 - 10 November: 7.30pm, Sat Matinée 2.30pm, Arts Centre, Wellington: The Sensational 70s musical entertainment. Tickets: 01823 663597 (Ted Turner Music, Wellington)

9 - 17 November: 7.45pm, Swan Theatre, Yeovil: The Dresser by Ronald Harwood. Tickets: 01935 845946 (Yeovil Tourist Office)

7 - 10 November: 7.45pm, Warehouse Theatre, Ilminster, Time Of My Life by Alan Ayckbourn. Tickets 01460 52712 (Minster Pharmacy)

10 November: 1.30 and 6.30pm, Regal Theatre, Minehead: SFD Youth Drama Festival. Competing Groups: Curry ATS; Somerton Youth Drama; Strode College; Oasis Performing Arts; St Gregory Youth Theatre; St Dunstan's Community School.Box Office 01643 706430

16,17 November, 7.30pm, Curry Rivel Entertainers, Curry Rivel Village Hall: ‘Allo, ‘Allo by Jeremy Lloyd & David Croft Box Office 01458 250311.

28 - 30 November: 7.45pm, Civic Players, Yeovil: Natural Causes by Eric Chappell. Tickets 01935 473881 (Claire)

29,30 Nov, 1 Dec: 7.30pm, St Gregory Players, Stoke St Gregory: Improbable Fiction by Alan Ayckbourn. Box Office 01823 490155 (Terry Finn)

Forthcoming events in the area

For aMateUr draMa & MUSIcSPonSored by

this Production is entered For

The Phoebe Rees AwardsFounded by Phoebe Rees

adn run by the Somerset

Fellowship of Drama, the

competition is open to

amateur drama societies

and groups in Somerset.

Plays are adjudicated by

members of the Fellowship’s

committee who also run an

annual Original Playwriting

Festival and the county’s

first round of the All

England Theatre Festical,

and organise drama training.


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For aMateUr draMa & MUSIcSPonSored by

this Production is entered For

The Phoebe Rees AwardsFounded by Phoebe Rees

adn run by the Somerset

Fellowship of Drama, the

competition is open to

amateur drama societies

and groups in Somerset.

Plays are adjudicated by

members of the Fellowship’s

committee who also run an

annual Original Playwriting

Festival and the county’s

first round of the All

England Theatre Festical,

and organise drama training.

The Rose Bowl AwardsFounded by the families of

Walter Hawkins and John Coe,

this is now funded through

the Quartet Community

Foundation, with individual

awards sponsored by the

Bristol Evening Post.

Amateur operatic and

dramatic productions

throughout former Avon,

Gloucester and Somerset are

assessed by GODA qualified

adjudicators


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Programme for Taunton Thespians' production of Cash On Delivery