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November 2009
Fusion Players Next Production
"The Roses of Eyam" By Don Taylor
Directed by Hugh Jones
Tuesday 17th to Saturday 21st November 2009
Matinee Saturday 21st November 2009 at 2.30 p.m
At the Adrian Mann Theatre NESCOT Reigate Road Ewell
The Fusion Players proudly present Don Taylor’s moving play about the true story of the village of Eyam in Derbyshire.
Bubonic plague has struck London and in 1665 Eyam’s local tailor receives a consignment of clothing from London tragically infested with plague infected fleas. Soon villagers are struck down with the disease and fear starts to spread throughout the village. But despite theological conflicts (the village is still split between Roundhead and Royalist sympathisers), the past and present Rectors of Eyam form an initially uncomfortable alliance to persuade the villagers to stay put and prevent the plague from spreading outside the village boundaries.
The Plague Window from Eyam’s Village Church
Directed by Hugh Jones, the play follows the lives and deaths of the families living in the village. We see their tragedies, their courage and their determination that prevents the plague from spreading and their ultimate success as the disease eventually subsides.
A poignant story set around the old Celtic cross still standing in Eyam, the intensity of this drama, although not without some black humour, will grip its audience from start to finish.
The Celtic cross still
in Eyam’s village churchyard
Tickets £10 each (Group discounts for 10+tickets*)
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Box Office:
Bookings and Enquiries 01737 213387
Fusion Players Box Office
8 Epsom Lane
South Tadworth
Surrey KT20 5SX
Email: fusionplayers@gmail.comTickets also on sale at:
- Village Ceramics
31 Station Way Cheam Village- Ibis Bookshop
109 High Street BansteadNote: no Credit/Debit Cards – Cheques Payable to Fusion Players
November 2009
The Roses of Eyam Rehearsals!
Left to Right: The "old" Rector of Eyam, Thomas Stanley played by Chris Butler and the "new" Rector, William Mompesson played by Brian Aris
Left to Right: Villagers of Eyam Old Unwin played by Martin Phillips, Marshall Howe played by Ron Fletcher and Andrew Merrill played by David Ryland
Left to Right: Villagers Georgina Mower played by Yvonne Black, Mary Frith played by Joanne Smith and Mrs Cooper played by Val Summers. In the front children Miss Mompesson played by Tasmin Smith and Sarah Sydall played by Elizabeth Smith
March 2009
Worcester Park Drama Society's Next Production
"Prescription for Murder" - A Thriller by Norman Robins
Thursday 23rd, Friday 24th and Saturday 25th April 2009
At the Adrian Mann Theatre NESCOT Reigate Road Ewell
In the seemingly quiet town of Bere Knighton there is never a dull moment for Dr. Richard Forth. Not only does he have a hectic work schedule and an awkward friendship with his ex-girlfriend, but his wife, Barbara, is constantly ill and nobody knows what is wrong with her. When Eric Dawson, a stranger, claims to have known Richard’s second fiancée – a woman Richard claims does not exist – Barbara’s health worsens and she isn’t the only one. With bad luck spreading almost as quickly as bad news, it seems somebody is out to kill Barbara, and anyone else who gets in the way.
Tickets £9.00 from the Box Office:
Penny Jones, 8 Batts Hill, Redhill. Surrey. RH1 2DH
Telephone: 01737 760163
Email:wpdsociety@hotmail.com
St Paul’s Drama Group’s Next Production
"The Children’s Hour" By Lillian Hellman
Directed by Sara Watkins
Thursday 30th April, Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd May 2009
At the Adrian Mann Theatre NESCOT Reigate Road Ewell
Inspired by a 19th-century Scottish legal case, Lillian Hellman’s landmark drama premiered in 1934 to great acclaim amid tremendous controversy – the play was initially banned in several major cities and the Pulitzer committee refused to attend. In 1936 the play was put on at London’s Gate Theatre Studio. In 1961 the play was adapted by Hellman, for the film which starred Audrey Hepburn and Shirley MacLaine.
Martha Dobie and Karen Wright have successfully run a boarding school for girls. A malicious pupil, trying to protect herself, starts an entirely unfounded rumour about the two teachers with devastating results. An examination of faith and truth, "The Children's Hour" explores the tendency of many people, when presented with cruel gossip, to believe the worst.
Tickets £8.00 from the Box Office:
117 Nork Way, Banstead, Surrey, SM7 1HR
Telephone: 01737 370722
Also available at the Ibis Bookshop High Street, Banstead
October 2008
Worcester Park Drama Society's Next Production
"Busybody" by Jack Popplewell
Thursday 20th, Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd November
At the Adrian Mann Theatre NESCOT Reigate Road Ewell
This exciting and amusing comedy thriller takes place in the managing director’s private office of Marshall Developments on the top floor of an office block in 1960’s London. The central character is Mrs. Piper, the office cleaner, a sort of commercial charlady who makes it her business to know everything about everybody in her ‘empire’. One evening, doing the rounds of the offices, she stumbles upon a chilling discovery which results in her calling in the police. As a result, Detective Superintendent Baxter arrives on the scene and the sparring between these two in their attempts to solve the crime, involving the other occupants of the offices, lead to some hilarious exchanges on the way through an, at times tortuous, plot to an amusing and satisfying conclusion.
Tickets £9.00 from the Box Office:
Penny Jones, 8 Batts Hill, Redhill. Surrey. RH1 2DH
Telephone: 01737 760163
Email:wpdsociety@hotmail.com
A Winning Year for St Paul’s Drama Group!
In 2008, St. Paul’s Drama Group won the Southern Counties Drama Festival with their play “Happy Jack” by John Godber and progressed through the eliminating rounds to win the English Final of the All-England Theatre Festival. They then represented England at the British Final in Swansea. They were also fortunate in being chosen to take part in the 35th British All-Winners Festival held in the Isle of Man this year. The All-Winners Festival was the culmination of a highly successful festival run.
The All-Winners Festival had groups from all over the UK, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands. This year there were seven other one act plays, a couple of full-length plays and a youth section. There was the added bonus of performing in the Gaiety Theatre in Douglas, a truly remarkable and stunning Victorian theatre, designed by Frank Matcham. The theatre has been lovingly and painstakingly restored to its former glory and still fully operational. This added greatly to the experience of those taking part.
“Happy Jack” received the NDFA Council Trophy for the Runner-up in the One Act Section, just one mark behind the winning team “Happy Jack” was however a winner with the audience because it won the Isle of Man Newspapers Award for Audience Appreciation.
St. Paul’s Drama Group's Next Production
“Love Letters” by A.R. Gurney
26 & 27 November 2008 at 8.00p.m.
At the Adrian Mann Theatre, NESCOT, Reigate Road, Ewell.
Come along and see our award winning actors Sara Watkins & Chris Butler in this play, tracing the lifelong correspondence of the staid, dutiful lawyer Andrew Makepeace Ladd III and the lively, unstable artist Melissa Gardner, the story of their bittersweet relationship gradually unfolds from what is written - and what is left unsaid - in their letters.
A smash hit both off and on Broadway, Love Letters captures Andy and Melissa with a precision of detail and depth of feeling only Gurney can command.
For tickets call the Box Office on 01737 213387
September/October 2008
Cat on the Fiddle by John Dole
At the Adrian Mann Theatre, NESCOT, Reigate Road, Ewell
Thursday 13th, Friday 14th & Saturday 15th November 2008
Cat on the Fiddle is a comedy written by John Dole.
Getting to know somebody by letter can be a misleading affair. David Abbott’s pen pan travels from Italy to spend some time with his English friend while David’s wife, Kate, goes off to stay with her mother.
The pen pal arrives, the wife returns unexpectedly and from then on, in the tradition of the classic Whitehall farce, this comedy produces confusion and complications and plenty of laughs.
St Dunstan’s & St John’s Players’ latest production is being performed at the Adrian Mann Theatre NESCOT Ewell on Thursday 13th, Friday 14th and Saturday 15th November 2007. Performances commence at 8.00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday and 7.30 p.m. on Saturday.
The Adrian Mann Theatre is on the NESCOT (Epsom’s college of further and higher education) campus, Reigate Road, Ewell just a few minutes walk from Homebase on the Ewell Bypass. A bar is available before the performance and during the interval.
Tickets are on sale at £8.00 each. Call the Box Office on 020 8393 1768 to book or for further information.
September 2007
St Dunstan’s & St John’s Players are presenting Outside Edge by Richard Harris at the Adrian Mann Theatre, NESCOT, Reigate Road Ewell from Thursday 8th to Saturday 10th November.
Outside Edge is a hilarious comedy about a local cricket club. Roger has enough trouble assembling a team but these complications appear insignificant compared to the issues occurring amongst the team’s various wives and girl-friends.
From Left to Right: John Maslem as Bob, David Ryland as Dennis, Jay Harris as Alex, Trisha Fletcher as Mimm, Cathy Kemp as Maggie and Ron Fletcher as Kevin
Tickets at £8.00 each are available from the Box Office by calling 020 8642 4648
Cathy Kemp as Maggie and Ron Fletcher as Kevin
April 2007
Please click here to read the review of the recent Fusion Players' production of "Oh What a Lovely War" feautured in a recent edition of the Surrey Mirror.
Read about the Fusion Players.
April 2007
Fusion Players
Presents
“Oh What A Lovely War”
Tuesday 8th to Saturday 12th May
Performances start at 8 p.m. (7.30 p.m. Saturday)
Tickets £10 each from:
Fusion Players Box Office
8 Batts Hill
Redhill
Surrey RH1 2DH
Telephone: 01737 760163
Also available from:
Village Ceramics
31 Station Way Cheam Village
&
Ibis Bookshop
109 High Street Banstead
The first Fusion Players’ production was Charles Dickens’ “Hard Times” – with a cast of 36 -performed to sell out audiences in November 2005.
The second Fusion Players’ production is even more ambitious. “Oh What A Lovely War”, directed by Audrey Piddington, is more than just a play. Using songs and illustrations from the period, it chronicles the misery and madness of the First World War. Humorous in places, very sad in others the production graphically depicts the everyday squalor and mindlessness of warfare.
First performed By Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop at the Theatre Royal in 1963 its popularity was extended by Richard Attenborough’s classic film starring John Mills, Laurence Olivier, Kenneth More and Vanessa Redgrave just to name a few.
Featuring many of the well known songs from WW1 such as 'Keep the Home Fires Burning', 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary' and 'Goodbye-ee”, this performance will leave you both laughing and crying.
Read about the Fusion Players.
October 2006
We are proud to announce a number of upcoming productions by the groups of the Fusion Players. All of the Autumn productions are staged at:
The Adrian Mann Theatre
NESCOT
Reigate Road
Ewell Surrey
St. Paul’s Drama Group
Over My Dead Body
A Comedy by Derek Benefield
Directed by Allison Malone26th, 27th & 28th October 2006 at 8.00 p.m.
Tickets £7.00
Box Office: 01737 213387Following his wife’s recent death, Gerald hopes to spend the rest of his days alone with his memories. But he reckons without his late wife’s “forward planning” which results in a series of unexpected events!
An amusing comedy by the author of “Look Who’s Talking” and “Bedside Manners”.
Read more about St Paul's Drama Group
St. Dunstan’s Players with St. John’s Players
Party Piece
A Comedy by Richard Harris
Directed by Audrey Piddington9th, 10th & 11th November at 8.00 p.m.
Tickets £7.00
Box Office: 020 8642 4648It is the night of Michael's and Roma's fancy dress house-warming party. The evening looks set to be a lively one until a string of hilarious disasters strike, including a distinct lack of guests, a burning garden shed, a marauding Zimmer frame and the prospect of an irate husband on the prowl. Their patience is further tried by the arrival of their neighbour, the indomitable Mrs Hinson, who brings her own brand of party entertainment in the form of the domestic squabbles of her son and daughter-in law.
Written by Richard Harris, the author of many comedy plays including “Stepping Out”, “Who Goes Bare” and “Outside Edge”.
Read about St Dunstan's Players and St John's Players
Worcester Park Dramatic Society
Sand Castles
A play by Bob Larbey16th, 17th & 18th November at 8.00 p.m. (7.30 p.m. on 18th)
Tickets £8.00
Box Office: 01737 760 163A comedy centred around two couples whose cosy world of beach hut holidays is unexpectedly disturbed when Doug and his nubile nieces arrive. They have rented the adjacent beach hut and don’t give a hoot for beach hut protocol especially when it gets in the way of having a good time.
Written by Bob Larbey, who with his partner John Esmonde wrote many famous TV comedies including “Please Sir”, “The Good Life” and “Ever Decreasing Circles”.
Read about Worcester Park Dramatic Society
Next Fusion Players Production
Oh! What A Lovely War
Directed by Audrey Piddington
Provisionally 9th to 12th May 2007
Advance ticket enquiries: 020 8393 1768Oh! What a Lovely War was originally performed as a stage musical by Joan Littlewood in 1963. A mixture of comedy and harsh facts, it presents a satire on World War I. It is performed in Pierrot costumes and feature famous First World Ware era songs such as “It’s a Long Way to Tipperary” and “Keep the Home Fires Burning”.
Richard Attenborough transformed it into a star studded film in 1969. The cast included Dirk Bogarde, John Gielgud, John Mills, Kenneth More, Laurence Olivier, Vanessa Redgrave and Maggie Smith.
St Dunstan’s Players has twice performed this play before. Originally in 1974 and again in 1994. Audrey Piddington directed the widely acclaimed 1994 performance and is back again to direct the Fusion Players production.
Who are The Fusion Players!
January 2006
After an inevitable delay over Christmas, the new web site for The Fusion Players is finally launched! The site will be updated with news about future events, auditions and hopefully more images of staged productions.
We are establishing a mailing list to keep everyone up to date with what's happening, please visit our contact page for more information.