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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.