The Elephant Man by Pomerance
presented by The Barn Theatre Club
This Tony Award-winning play, described by the New York Times as ‘haunting, splendid and enthralling,’ is based on the true story of John Merrick, a victim of rare skin and bone diseases, who, as ‘The Elephant Man’, became the star attraction of Victorian travelling side-shows.
Abandoned and helpless, he is rescued by the celebrated surgeon, Frederick Treves and finds a home in the London Hospital, Whitechapel, where he is introduced to high society, is feted by royalty, but ultimately seeks to become a man like any other.
Awarded the Tony Bentley Tankard for Adjudicators Award
My Three Angels by Sam & Bella Spewack
presented by Heath Players
It's Christmas Eve, 105 degrees in the shade in French Guiana 1910. It’s business as usual for the Dulay family when an impending visit from Gaston Lemare puts them in a spin. Not to worry, help is at hand in the form of three convicts working on the roof.
This funny and unusual play explores the impact of the three criminals’ unorthodox and amusing behaviour on the Dulay family.
The play invites us to consider who the real criminals in life are.
Awarded the Roy Seamen Hart for Stage Presentation
Moonlight and Magnolias by Ron Hutchinson
presented by The Company of Players
Five weeks into shooting Gone with the Wind, producer David O. Selznick suspends filming and tears up the script. He pulls Victor Fleming from the set of The Wizard to Oz to direct, and he asks script doctor Ben Hecht to rewrite the script. There's only one problem - Hecht hasn't read the book.
Over the course of five days, fuelled only by bananas and peanuts, Selznick and Fleming act out the book for Hecht to write, as Selznick’s secretary, Miss Poppenghul, tries to field interruptions from the likes of Vivien Leigh, Louis B. Mayer and Ed Sullivan.
Awarded the Mercury Challenge Cup for Winner
Awarded the Freston Salver for Audience Award
A View From The Bridge by Arthur Miller
presented by The Barn Theatre Club
This immigrant domestic tragedy has been framed within the structure of classic Greek drama by one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century.
Living in the shadow of the Brooklyn Bridge, Eddie Carbone is a bullish longshoreman, unknowingly in love with his own niece. This love is revealed and threatened by the arrival of two illegal Sicilian immigrants, whom Eddie and his wife keep hidden while they attempt a living on the docks. When Eddie’s beloved niece falls in love with the younger one, Eddie betrays him to the authorities and brings down upon himself the full devastation of a moral code he has never totally accepted or even really understood.
Awarded the Ted Harden Rose Bowl for Runner-Up
The Birthday Party by Harold Pinter
presented by Be-Jou Productions
Stanley Webber is hidden away in a seaside boarding house when two people arrive (Goldberg and Mc.Cann).
A seemingly innocent birthday party turns into a nightmare. What has Stanley done? What offence he has committed is never made clear. What misdeed has Stanley executed?
We, the audience, have to draw our own conclusions.
Some Kind of Bliss / The Last Obit by Samuel Adamson / Peter Tinniswood
presented by The Company of Players
A non-competitive evening of two one-act plays:
Some Kind of Bliss
Small-time hack and seeker of minor adventure Rachel sets off down the Thames Path to Greenwich to interview Lulu. But between London Bridge and the pop legend's mirrored hallway lies a series of unpredicted and comic events.
The Last Obit
Millicent has been computerised. After a lifetime's work on the Morning Telegraph she has been made redundant. The paper, however, has allowed her to go out in style - she can write her last obit in her own hand with her own fountain pen. But whose obit will it be?
In extreme circumstances this programme may be subject to change without notice. Refunds on tickets will only be given if there is no performance.
