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The Cumbria Drama Festival a preliminary round of the All England Theatre Festival Programme and Results for 2004 |
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The Cumbria Drama Festival a preliminary round of the All England Theatre Festival Programme and Results for 2004 |
The 2004 Festival - March 13th
This year, with only three entries, so we were reduced to a one-night festival. However, what we may have lacked in quantity was made up for in quality. All the plays performed were thoroughly entertaining - no “deep inner meaning” this year.
Plays Performed
Saturday March 13th, 2004
Barrow Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society
What’s for Pudding?
by David Tristram
Director: JENNY SHIPLEY
Stage Manager: JEAN HOWARTHSetting: A living room Time: The present
Mary is a bored housewife who feels unappreciated and neglected by her husband Jack. Another evening of boredom seems to be in prospect for her until Ted, Maureen and Dennis call and her forebodings are dispelled. A lively evening unfolds and Jack proves not to be the indifferent churl Mary has come to take him for.
Cast Jack
Mary
Ted
Maureen
Dennis
BILL CALVERT
CAROL HANNAH
KENNY SMYTH
JULIE DANSON
SEAMUS DORAN
CATS
A Slight Accident
by JAMES SAUNDERS
Director: KENNY SMYTH
Stage Manager:JACKIE ROSESetting: The living room of a flat Time: The present
Penelope, bored with her home life, decides to take matters into her own hands.
Cast Camilla
Penelope
Rodger
BERYL DIXON
JENNY SHIPLEY
KENNY SMYTH
Swarthmoor Drama Group
Green Forms
(from “Office Suite”)
by ALAN BENNETT
Director: NEIL DOUGLAS
Stage Manager: JOHN FOOTEDoris and Doreen work in an obscure department within a large organisation. Their daily office routine is occasionally interrupted by the demands of work, forms to fill in, phone calls to make, bulletins to read. However, today is different. Why are they getting bundles of 104s? Who is RB/57/212/X?
Cast Doreen Bidmead (Mrs)
Doris Rutter (Miss)
Mr Lomax
Boswell
Ms Dorothy BinnsJAN GOUGH
SUE WILSON
RAY HODGSON
PETE KEVERNE
SHEILA FOOTE
The Adjudicator - Mr Basil Soper, BA, GODA
Basil Soper enjoys a wide-ranging background of experience in the artistic, administrative and technical areas of the entertainment profession, and has a BA degree in the performing arts. As an actor and theatre company manager, he has appeared in the West End; frequently toured the UK, and enjoyed a long and highly successful tour of Amadeus, which gathered a cult following throughout southern Africa. He was offered an immediate contract as a radio actor and narrated more than forty episodes of the top-rated radio drama series The Kappilan of Malta.
He is a skilled theatre director in both serious drama and light entertainment, and also an experienced radio presenter and producer. With his rich, warm, authoritative voice, he is in demand as a narrator and voice-over artist for radio, film, corporate video and television documentaries.
He has written and narrated concert versions of several of the Gilbert and Sullivan operas, and was a regular writer and presenter for “Passion of the Tenors” Classical Concerts.
His television appearances include Live from the London Palladium; Live from Her Majesty’s; Night of 100 Stars from The National Theatre, all supporting Russ Abbot; My Secret Desired (Granada TV); and several plays for BBC and Granada.
He appears weekly as the “Voiceover Man”, for the BBCtv series The Basil Brush Show.
Like many professional friends and colleagues, he enjoyed his beginnings in several amateur societies, presenting plays and musicals.
Some years ago, he was accepted into membership by the Guild of Drama Adjudicators and very much enjoys sharing his knowledge, experience and skills as a festival drama adjudicator.Trophies to be Awarded
The Elaine Richardson Trophy - for the winning company
Awarded to Swarthmoor Drama Group for Green FormsThe South Lakeland District Council Trophy - for the best individual performance
Awarded to Jan Gough for her performance in Green FormsThe Sir John Fisher Trophy - for the best actor under 21
No eligible candidatesThe Lady Maria Fisher Trophy - for the best supporting role
Awarded to Kenny Smyth for his performance in What’s for Pudding?The Renaissance Theatre Trust Award - adjudicator’s discretionary award
Awarded to Jenny ShipleyThe Doreen Brockbank Trophy - for set decor
Awarded to Swarthmoor Drama GroupThe New Generation Trophy - an award for merit
Awarded to Julie Danson of BAODSThe David Shipley Memorial Trophy - for backstage work
Awarded to Swarthmoor Drama Group
Subsequent Rounds of The All England Festival and British Final
North West Divisional Final
Venue: Victoria Hall, Grange-over-Sands
Date: May 1st, 2004
Adjudicator: Richard Woodward
Winners: The Riverside Players, Heswall
The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca The Goldfish by David Tristram
Northern Area Final
Venue: Garrick Theatre, Stockport
Date: May 8th, 2004
Adjudicator: Irene Rostron
Winners: Ferriby Dramatic Society Youth Theatre
Round the World with Class 6 by Nick Warburton
English Final
Venue: Norden Farm Centre for the Arts, Maidenhead
Date: June 5th, 2004
Adjudicator: Tony Rushforth
Winners: The Young Theatre of Beaconsfield
Ballboys by David Edgar
British Final
Venue: Aberystwyth Arts Centre, Aberystwyth
Date: June 25th/26th, 2004
Adjudicator: Chris Jaeger
Winners: The Young Theatre of Beaconsfield
Ballboys by David Edgar