The Sorcerer
Read a review by Jon Fox for NODA
Photos coming soon, but in the meantime you can view them in this Photobox slideshow, from which prints can also be ordered
Production Team
| Director | Alison Cooper |
| Musical Director | Ian Stone |
| Stage Manager | Angela Terribile/Stephen Tickell |
| Lighting | David Ames |
| Properties | Alison Cooper, Angela Terribile |
| Front of House | Peter Roberts |
| Set Design | Alison Cooper |
| Set construction |
Stephen Tickell, Martin Bryant, Julian Warner-Edney, |
| Set painting | Sarah Esser, David Brown, Mary Grove, Pam Patch |
| Poster Design | Alison Cooper, Georgina Bomer |
| Make-Up | Julie Bickerdike |
| Wardrobe | Alison Cooper |
| Box Office | Linda Slater |
| Photos | Tony Walters |
| Cast | |
| Sir Marmaduke Pointdextre | Peter Grove |
| Alexis Pointdextre his son | Neil Williams |
| Dr Daly | David Brown |
| Notary | Jane Johnson |
| John Wellington Wells | Peter Thomas |
| Lady Sangazure | Pam Patch |
| Aline Sangazure her daughter | Jenny Clarke |
| Mrs Partlet | Sarah Esser |
| Constance Partlet her daughter | Linda Slater |
| Deaf Old Man | John Mole |
| Bell Ringers | Jo Oliphant, Bernard Hawkins, Barbara Hawkins, Alison Higgins |
| Villagers | Robert Allwright, Julie Bickerdike, Martin Bryant, Barbara Garton, Mary Grove, Brenda Judd, Virginia King,Milos Machacek, Olivia Thompson, Stephen Tickell, Dianne Walters, Julian Warner-Edney |
Cinderella and The Zoo
NODA Review by John W Barnes
Production Team
| Directors | Gini King and Alison Cooper |
| Musical Director | Ian Stone |
| Stage Manager | Stephen Tickell |
| Lighting | David Ames |
| Properties | Alison Cooper, Angela Terribile, Gini King |
| Front of House | Julie Bickerdike |
| Set Design (The Zoo) | Alison Cooper |
| Set construction |
Stephen Tickell, Neil Williams, Julian Warner-Edney, |
| Set painting | Alison and Brian Cooper |
| Poster and Programme Design | Alison Cooper, Gini King, Georgina Bomer |
| Make-Up | Julie Bickerdike |
| Wardrobe | Alison Cooper |
| Box Office | Linda Slater |
| Photos | Brenda Judd |
| Cast (The Zoo) |
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| Eliza Smith | Linda Slater |
| Laetitia Grinder | Diana Barnsley |
| Thomas Brown | David Longes |
| Mrs Grinder | Sarah Esser |
| Mr Grinder | Peter Grove |
| Aesculapius Carboy | Peter Thomas |
| The Great British Public | Martin Bryant, Barbara Garton, Mary Grove, Jane Johnson,Brenda Judd, Margaret Longes, Milos Machacek, Sue Rogerson, Ann Staddon, Olivia Thompson, Stephen Tickell, Julian Warner-Edney |
| Cast (Cinderella) | |
| Cinderella | Julie Bickerdike |
| Sammy the cat | Neil Williams |
| Buttons | Stephen Tickell |
| Cystitis | Linda Slater |
| Hernia | Jane Johnson |
| Herald | Darren Flashman |
| Prince Charming | Jane Seymour |
| Fairy Godmother | Fiona Radford |
| Prompt | Barbara Garton |
| Stage Manager | Julian Warner-Edney |
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The Beggar's Opera
Performances 12-15 November 2014
| Director | Alison Cooper |
| Musical Director . | Ian Stone |
The Beggar's Opera thrusts cast and audience into the world of thieves, highwaymen,"ladies of the night" and Newgate prison's darkest corners in this satirical ballad opera written in 1728 by John Gay. Music was specially arranged for this performance by Ian Stone, who also provided an overture.
| The beggar | David Longes |
| Mr Peachum | Trevor Allen |
| Mrs Peachum | Sarah Haswell |
| Macheath | Peter Thomas |
| Polly | Lorraine Lawrence |
| Lucy | Linda Slater |
| Filch | Stuart Finlayson |
| Lockit | Colin Bousfield |
| Matt of the Mint | Neil Williams |
| Mrs Trapes | Virginia King |
| Jenny Diver | Diane Mayall |
| Mrs Coaxer | Fiona Thompson |
| Ladies of the town | Julie Bickerdike, Jane Johnson, Brenda Judd, Margaret Longes, Sue Rogerson |
| Ladies | Myra Gillies, Pam Patch, Ann Staddon |
| Gentlemen of the Road | Milos Machacek, Stephen Tickell, Julian Warner-Edney |
| Stage Manager | Martin Allitt |
| Lighting | David Ames |
| Front of House | Gini King, Julie Bickerdike |
| Bar/Programmes | Maxine Dye, Diane Fitchett, Sarah Hellard, Linda King, Rosemary Leach, David Lynch, Debbie and Adrian Martin, Fiona Radford, Richard Rogerson, Jane Sillett, Sheila Stapes, Olivia Thompson, Shirley Trower, Kathy and Roger Wilman, Kevin Wood |
| Set Design | Alison Cooper |
| Construction | Martin Allitt, Stephen Tickell, Julian Warner-Edney, Brian Cooper, Vivienne Williams, Monty Williams |
| Costumes | Alison Cooper, Angela Terribile |
| Make-Up | Julie Bickerdike |
| Photos | Mick Mercer, Julie Bickerdike |
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The Rats & Strictly Sex Factor
Performances 15-17 May 2014
| Director | Virginia King |
| Stage Manager | Martin Allitt |
| Sound and Lighting . | David Ames |
| Front of House | Julie Bickerdike, Olivia Thompson |
| Set Design and Construction | Martin Allitt, Stephen Tickell |
| Set Painting | Virginia King, Yvonne Featherstone |
| Make-up | Julie Bickerdike |
| Costumes | Alison Cooper |
The Rats, by Agatha Christie
Sandra and David think they've been invited to a party in a London flat, but they find themselves alone there. Somebody knows about their affair, and someone has locked them in...
| Sandra Grey | Yvonne Featherstone |
| Jennifer Brice | Julie Bickerdike |
| David Forrester | Clive Bordoli |
| Alec Henbury | Stephen Tickell |
Photos by Mick Mercer - click for full-size image
Little Grimley presents Strictly Sex Factor (On Ice)
By David Tristram
The Little Grimley Amateur Dramatic Society is faced with yet another threat to its very existence. Reality TV shows have ravaged their Saturday night audiences, which in their hey-day used to occasionally reach double figures. Never one to take these things lying down, Chairman Gordon has devised a cunning plan…
| Margaret | Annie Walker |
| Joyce | Sylvie Beckett |
| Bernard | Julian Warner-Edney |
| Gordon | Stephen Tickell |
Photos by Mick Mercer - click for full-size image
