Below: David Jacklin and Laurie Reesor
Sinners
By Norm Foster
October, 2006
Norm Foster's first play is one of his most entertaining. Sinners is a sort-of who-dunnit comedy/sex-farce. At any rate, it featured a strong cast, a fun set and a lot of laughter and applause.
The Company of the Studio Theatre
Directed by Janice Jacklin
Set Design by David Jacklin
Stage Manager, Shelley Smith
Set Crew, John Gittens, Ruth Gittens, Sean Jacklin, Sydney Jacklin, Elaine Laxton, Joe Laxton
Box Office, Janice Jacklin, Dennis Hoffman, Ruth Gittens
The Cast
Laurie Reesor
David Jacklin
Bob Sneyd
Joanna McAuley
Karen Bernique
Below: Juli Heney, Catherine Clark, Gary King
A Christmas Carol.
December, 2006
If you don't already know the FAHETGDS ladies, then you owe it to yourself and your funny bone to meet them! The FAHETGDS are the world's worst (well, maybe the worst) amateur theatre troupe and their rendition of The Carol must have Dickens spinning in his grave! Side-busting hilarity.
Directed by David Bird
Costumes created by Anne Hawthorne
Set: Jean Cooke, John Gittens, Joe Laxton, Shelley Smith,
Property construction: Jean Cooke, Joe Laxton
Technical Operator: Shelley “Adrian” Smith
Backstage: Jean Cooke, John Gittens, Heather Harrigan, Anne Hawthorne, Elaine Laxton, Joe Laxton
Box Office: Ruth Gittens, Dennis Hoffman, Susan McDougall,
The Cast
in order of speaking
Mrs. Phoebe Reece: Cathy Clark
Gordon Pugh: Gary King
Felicity: Shiraz Ings
Mrs. Thelma Greenwood: Janice Jacklin
Mercedes: Juli Heney
Joyce: Elaine Laxton
Above: The company in a montage of shots from the show
Bedroom Farce
A comedy
by
Alan Ayckbourn
February 2007
Ayckbourn's plays always involve twists of time and place and this one offers three bedrooms and four couples, all on one night. It kept the audience -- and the cast -- whirling to keep up, but, in the end, sorted itself out hilariously.
Direction by David Jacklin
Set construction, David Jacklin, John Gittens
Box Office, Janice Jacklin, Dennis Hoffman
The Company, in alphabetical order
Susannah . . . . . . . . . . . Karen Bernique
Nick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Bird
Jan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Juli Heney
Kate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Laurie Latham
Malcolm . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greg Linforth
Ernest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Parry
Delia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Patricia Parry
Trevor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colin Toms
Above: Joe Laxton, Garry Welsh, David Bird
By Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton
Master farceur Ray Cooney's 1st script and still one of his best. Written is '61, Cooney is still turning out hits in the 2000s. This production was breathless, breath-taking and left people gasping and coughing from laughter.
The Company of the Studio Theatre
Direction by David Jacklin
Set construction, David Jacklin, Scott Duncan,
Sean Jacklin, Sydney Jacklin
Box Office, Janice Jacklin, Dennis Hoffman
Technical Operator, John Gittens
The Company, in alphabetical order
Charlie Barnet . . . . . . . . . . David Bird
Arnold Piper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert Del Grande
Jonathan Hardcastle . . . . . . . . . . Ken Eccles
Jugg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joe Laxton
Clifton Weaver . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Greg Linforth
Amy Hardcastle . . . . . . . . . . . . . Joanna McAuley
Winnie Hickory Wood . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kristy Tait
Hickory Woods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Garry Welsh
Cynthia Hardcastle . . . . . . . . . . . . Amanda Wykes
Above: Alexis Scott, David Parry and Sean Jacklin
Below: Alexis Scott, Matthew Cleary, David Parry
This is a remarkable script -- an anti-war comedy that came out in the middle of the 1st World War! We are not quite sure if this script is the same script that we have one mention of in the Marks Brothers memorabilia, but, if so, it would have been a doozy for them! Fun, clever, poignant and daring!
Directed by David Jacklin
Front of House, Janice Jacklin, Ruth Gittens
Technical Operator, John Gittens
Set Construction, John Gittens, Sean Jacklin
The Players
Tranto MR. MATTHEW CLEARY
Hildegard Culver MISS ALEXIS SCOTT
John Culver MISTER SEAN JACKLIN
Mrs. Hermione Culver MRS. SUSAN MCDOUGALL
Arthur Culver DR. DAVID PARRY
Miss Starkey MRS. CATHY CLARK
Mr. Sampson Straight MR. IAN DOIG