Comfort and Joy by Mike Harding
Directed by Sandie Campbell
Set over a three-day period from 23rd to 25th December.
Goff has volunteered, yet again, to dress up as Santa and hand out presents at the old folk’s home and someone has stolen his jacket and trousers. Helen has brought her dog Trumpton (who is aptly named) for the Christmas holidays.
Kathy is coming to stay for Christmas and is bringing her ‘friend’ Crispin and her two cats because the cattery is closed (as the lady who runs it dropped dead in the Bran tub in Santa’s grotto).
Fiona (Goff’s daughter) and Jimmy are home from Australia for the first time in 30 years and Goff has not forgiven her for running off to Australia with Jimmy and never returning tools he borrowed.
Martin has bought an enormous Christmas tree ‘off the back of a lorry’ and has invited the new neighbours Monica and Chapman in for a drink, who turn out to be barking mad.
Margaret is the peacemaker doing her best to hold it all together, but when the dog runs off with the turkey she loses the plot.
Presents are exchanged, none of which are appropriately thought out, charades are played with quite a bit of cheating. The alcohol flows, tongues are loosened and buried resentments rear their ugly heads. All in all…a traditional family Christmas!
Cast
Margaret Pauline Wathen
Martin Howard James
Goff Bernard Harriss
Helen Laura Gamble
Fiona Sharon Hawkes
Jimmy John Randoll
Kathy Diane Carters
Crispin Paul Newton
Monica Christine Lever
Chapman Tony Skeggs
Pat Jan Stockwell
Hughie Ian Evans
Backstage
Director Sandie Campbell
Set Design Alan Matthews
Lighting Design Andrew Herbert
Sound Design Ivan Buckle
Stage Manager Maggie Matthews
Asst Stage Manager Alan Matthews
Stage Director John Heather
Set construction John Heather, T62 members
Set Décor Adrian Pope & T62 members
Technical Programming Jon Lewis, Ian James
Technical Rigging Members of T62
Technical Operators Chloe Belgrave, James Quinn
Costumes Val Polydorou and the cast
Properties Gilly Swinge, Tina Stancombe
Prompt Nina James, Janet Clark
Technical Support Ian James, Abel Fernandez
House Manager John Heather
Refreshments Lynne Craig and T62 members
Raffle Sandie Campbell
Box Office Margaret Uzzell
Programme Editor John Guttridge
Poster & Programme Design Graham Copeland
“Alien” Voices Ailbe Lonergan, Anna Philpotts, Emma Wilson, Harley Baron
Carol Singers Tivs Raventheran, Subanu Raventheran, Zannette Paulsen, Zuzette Paulsen, T62 Members
