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The Old Geyser - March 1998

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* Parlour Game
* Murder in the Air		 Our first attempt at a longer performance was the production in March 1998 of the one act, 1930s farce 'The Old Geyser' by John.J. Melluish* as part of an evening of Christchurch entertainment in aid of the Norton Church Fire Fund.  We raised the fantastic sum of £861.13 that will be put towards re-tiling the Norton church roof.

Action shots from the dress rehearsal at Norton!

The cast warm up

Some novel warm-up exercises for the whole cast!

The Colonel and plumber

The Colonel believes the plumber is the doctor.

Knife

The Colonel tells his butler, John, to find the impudent 'doctor'.

Harry explains

Harry Smith tries to explain his intentions towards the Colonel's daughter, Dorothy.

Re-united

Harry and Dorothy are reunited, as the butler, the plumber and the Colonel look on.

CAST: Colonel Jiggs Don Vallance
  John, his servant Grahame Williams
  Dorothy, his daughter Ailsa Cutforth
  Joe Smith, plumber David White
  Thomas Smith, doctor Malcolm Lloyd-Smith
  Harry Smith, Dorothy's suitor Tony Edmonds
CREW: Director James Willis
  Producer Michael Short
  Make-up Linda Short
  Lighting Peter Elmer
  Stage Richard Patterson
  Sound Effects Paul Arnold

... plus many more too numerous to mention here.
Thanks to everyone for making a memorable event.

Click here to read an email from the author's son.

Check out the 1999 production
Parlour Game

*by permission of the publishers, Abel Heywood & Son Ltd., Manchester.