Eltham Little Theatre Podcast
Eltham Little Theatre Podcast
One Act Plays (Episode 3)
A slight change of format for this episode, in which we talk to the directors of the two plays, Don Harrod and Paula Armstrong, followed by a round-table discussion by the cast of each play.
The directors discuss how they are staging their productions, and the cast describe their characters and what it has been like putting together a one act play, including working in the dark...
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Saturday, 5 May 2007
A FETE WORSE THAN DEATH
A small village somewhere in rural England. The Reverend Goode has trouble on his hands. The annual church fete is approaching and there are rumblings within the church community that something needs to be done to "jazz it up a bit". The traditionalists won't hear of meddling with the format that has always been used, even though it's financial success is always dubious.
A very funny look at how St Swithen's is forced to move with the times. Will the Fete make money this year, and at what cost?
BLACK COMEDY
Brindsley Miller, faces one of the most important evenings of his life, the night in which he is to meet both the tyrannical father of his debutante fiancee and a millionaire patron of the arts capable of making his career. And then – the light’s go out..… The characters remain clearly visible to the audience at all times as mayhem ensues. What follows is a series of mishaps and embarrassments as people fall down stairs, constantly bump into doors and furniture, and mistakenly grope each other. A guaranteed fun night filled with laughter.