by Emma Simpson | Nov 28, 2017 | 2017, Past Productions
Not Now Darling is a traditional farce with all the regular hallmarks – people hiding in cupboards, spouses coming and going continuously and a wealth of mistaken identities and innuendo. Firmly based in the 1960s, the script by Ray Clooney and John Chapman...
by Emma Simpson | Apr 9, 2017 | 2017, Past Productions
Ten strangers are summoned for a long weekend to the remote Soldier Island off the coast of Devon, under variously different pretexts. Characters arrive individually and in pairs, having travelled to the island to see Mr and Mrs Owens; the hosts of this group holiday...
by Emma Simpson | Dec 6, 2016 | 2016, Past Productions
Spring and Port Wine is a domestic drama, set in the late 1960s, which centres on the attempts of Rafe Crompton (Allan Jones) to hold his family together by being a strict disciplinarian. He wants to retain old-fashioned values while his children, noticing that...
by Emma Simpson | Jul 26, 2016 | News
I hope you are all enjoying this summer weather it is long overdue. Looking back our spring production, which now seems long past, was a very successful “Will You Still Love Me In The Morning”. This was directed by Lawrence Chandler, and this play introduced...
by Emma Simpson | Apr 26, 2016 | 2016, Past Productions
Gainford Drama Club’s spring production of the Brian Clemens and Dennis Spooner farce was certainly one to remember. From the first night to the final performance the company was almost word-perfect and handled the fast-paced, sometimes frenetic action with...