Farndale … A Christmas Carol
The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society’s Production of A Christmas Carol
by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr
at The Plaza Centre, Thrapston, Northants
110th production
Produced and Directed by
Synopsis
In festive mood, the F.A.H.E.T.G.D.S. ladies mount yet another assault on the classics with their stage version of A Christmas Carol. Enthusiasm their middle name, and with the virile support of stage-manager Gordon, the cast present a dizzy array of characters from the Dickensian favourite (and a few which aren’t) under the ever-battling leadership of Thelma and Mrs Reece. Of course, no Farndale evening would be quite complete without those wayward touches of ingenuity for which the ladies are so justly famed, so, in truly sparkling form, Mrs Reece engineers some novel audience participation while bravely contending with the chattily-intrusive PA system. And, a real Farndale First: two specially-composed songs providing unique, show-stopping opportunities for the ladies to wrap their vocal chords and feet around.
| Cast | ||
| Thelma (playing Ebenezer Scrooge) |
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| Mrs Reece (playing Tiny Tim; Fred’s Wife; A Gentleman; Mrs Dilber; The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come) | Prudence Goss | |
| Mercedes (playing Bob Cratchit; Belle; A Boy) | Pat Garton | |
| Gordon (playing Mrs Cratchit; Jacob Marley; Half of The Ghost of Christmas Present; The Ghost of Christmas Past; Mr Fezziwig) | Grahame Nightingale | |
| Felicity (playing Half of The Ghost of Christmas Present; Fred; Little Fan; Old Joe) | Carrie Smart | |
| Other parts played by members of the cast | ||
