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August 2011
The play "Danny the Champion of the World" was adapted for the stage by David Wood from the original story by Roald Dahl.
The Theatre club was indebted to Alex Clark Thompson for taking on the enormous role of Danny and coping with the need to be so many things - from naive, innocent and happy -go - lucky all the way through to a brave and courageous, principled lad. We also welcomed back Oliver Pusey in the role of Dad.
The director was Peter Biggers, assisted by Glenda Fricke and Lisa Gladstone. Lisa was also stage manager for this production.
Alex Clark Thompson did a fantastic job in the lead role of Danny. He showed all sides of the innocent yet courageous youngster and is a star to watch out for.
Oliver Pusey played a great Dad and the connection between the pair was well portrayed.
Tony Neale was a good mean Mr Hazel and Daniel Watkins and Gary Brown were suitably nasty gamekeepers.
The audience participation was also good and typically the mean men were booed.
May 2011
Tony Neale has previously appeared in acting roles for the theatre club, but this was his first venture for us as a producer. The play he decided upon was John Godber's "Up 'n' Under" which was first staged in 1984. Lisa Gladstone was assistant producer.
We welcomed a new member to the cast - David Paterson.
Having seen many of Alnwick Theatre Club's previous performances I was looking forward to another comic routine which would leave me smiling - and I wasn't disappointed.
Julie McIntosh was a brilliant Hazel, putting the lads through their paces and showing them that girls can be as good as, and sometimes better than boys. Peter Biggers was fantastic as Arthur, who played as well as coaching, and proved he had what it takes to create a winning side. Gary Brown, who played teacher Phil Hopley, was also one of my favourites.
The best moment for me though was when the audience turned into the fans cheering and applauding their team, who managed to play a whole game on the Playhouse theatre stage.
The play showed real camaraderie and each and every member of the cast should give themselves a huge pat on the back.
Performing a whole play with only seven cast members is a major achievement.
January 2011
After a very successful debut as a writer for the Theatre Club, in the Northumberland Drama Festival last Summer, we were extremely pleased that Daniel Watkins went on to write a first class panto script for us. Badged under the Eyelav Forsters trademark, Daniel has both written and directed the panto "Robin Hood"with production support from Jimmy Dodds, Nick Lewis and Gary Brown. The choreographer was Sally Miller, and David Gibson was stage manager
It was the classic Robin Hood tale undergoing a Wild West makeover. And it worked. And as promised it was a good old traditional panto.
Of course there was a dame. Jimmy Dodds served up a performance to remember, packed with gags, improvisation .. and an unforgettable Lady Gaga routine. The belly laughs continued with Nick Lewis and Gary Brown who worked well together as Yee haw and How Yee. Lewsey was delightfully evil as the Sheriff, while there were strong performances from Karen McCarthy, Peter Biggers and Helen Gee
It was great to see some of the Club's youth members, Hannah Firth, Lewis Gattens and Andrew Kane - progress to take principal roles, while the talented Alnwick Academy of Dance served up a well- polished Wild West themed routine.
All in all this was a thigh-slapping success of a show.
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