Dad’s Army by Jimmy Perry & David Croft 16th-19th November 2016
The classic BBC TV comedy series of the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea who battle daily against the Germans and local ARP Warden Hodges, comes to the stage complete with all the well-loved characters: “stupid boy” Pike, “Don’t panic, don’t panic” Jonesey, “Doomed, we’re all doomed!” Fraser, “May I be excused, sir?” Godfrey, and all under the command of the redoutable Captain Mainwaring and his effacing deputy Sergeant Wilson.
Cast
Captain Mainwaring : Graeme Bussey
Sergeant Wilson : Ivan Phillips
Lance-Corporal Jones : Vince Cook
Private Frazer : Rhymer Rigby
Private Godfrey : Douglas Harding
Private Walker : Glenn Wylds
Private Pike : Alex Sabine
The Colonel : Albert Clack
The U-Boat Captain, A Serviceman and Mr Gordon, the Town Clerk : James Barnard
ARP Warden Hodges : Stephen Charles
The Verger and Private Cheeseman : Darrell Kofkin
The Vicar : Jim Anderson
Mrs Gray : Diane Morrad
Edith Parrish, U-Boat crewman, Model : Alison Muir
Mrs Pike : Crystal Anderson
Mrs Fox : Claire Hogan
Miss Ironside, U-Boat crewman, Model : Helen Faulkner
Ivy Samways, U-Boat crewman, Model : Sarah Rice
First Waittress : Lisa Cooper
Mrs Prosser, Second waitress, buffet attendant & U-Boat crewman : Val Barber
Crew
Director : Jim Anderson
Assistant Director : Helen Faulkner
Stage Manager : Tracy Rudeforth
Assistant Stage Managers : Ivor Davies & Rebecca Aloneftis
Prompt : Val Barber
Lighting : Graham Frost
Sound : Robert Evans
Properties : Margaret Bachini
Costumes : Pat Baskerville
Make-up : Jasmin Baumgartner, Robyn Brown, Aimee Salguero, Harriet Wilkinson & Zoe Linnekar
Choreography : Alison Hudson
Technical Advisors : Sergeant Major English and Sergeant Dennison
Set design : John Baskerville
Set & props construction : Aleena Wright & the Players
Front of house : Jeremy Evans & the Players
Honorary President & Box Office Manager : Roy Evans
Special Thanks to :
North Herts College
The Letchworth Morris men
Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire Army Cadet Force
Ann Searle for knitting Private Pike’s scarf