Blue Remembered Hills 1998

PRODUCTION: Blue Remembered Hills (Drama)
PRODUCTION DATE: March / April 1998
DIRECTED BY: Rick Peckham
STAGED: Burgess Hill Theatre - In The Round
SYNOPSIS: This apparently simple tale relates the activities of seven-year-olds on a summer afternoon during World War II. The children (all played by adult actors) and their world become a microcosm of adult interaction. Willie tags along as burly Peter bullies Raymond and is challenged by fairminded John. Audrey is over-shadowed by Angela's prettiness and wreaks her angry frustrations on the boys. All of them gang up on the terrified `Donald Duck' who, abused by his mother and ridiculed by his peers, plays his own dangerous game of pyromania.....
PLAYWRIGHT: Dennis Potter (17 May 1935–7 June 1994) was a controversial English dramatist.
BHTC NOTES: Setting the play in the round within our own relatively small theatre was a bold and imaginary step, but which added hugely to the atmosphere as the smell of rotting tree stumps, bark, leaves and mushroom compost filled the air. The barn (set on the stage) had folding doors and collapsing props for the end burning barn scene, which Jamie Todd won the best scenery design for, in the annual Mid Sussex Times Awards. (see below).

CAST

CREW

David Abbott	Willie	Derek Mclean	Stage Manager
Chris Smith	Peter	Jaimie Todd	Set Design
Peter Forester	John	Jaimie Todd, Keith Griffiths, Geoff Twyman,	Set Construction -
Nigel Summers	Raymond	Derek Mclean & Alan Herbert	Team
Diane Lane	Angela	Tim Kendell	Technical Manager
Julia Peckham	Audrey	Mike Ward, Tim Pateman, Keith Samphier & Daniel Pepper	Techncal Team
Kevin Gray	Donald 'Duck'	Hilary Smith & Jane Forester	Properties / Wardrobe
Keith Jefferies	Voice	Jan Case	Prompt
		Jim Wilson	Publicity, Programmes &
			Posters
		Rosalind Wood	Box Office Manager
		Rosalind Wood	Front of House