Page 7 - 1982 News Clippings
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High School Production
Proved Well Worthwhile
For all the people who had a demanding part as the Vicar’s
deserted their cosy firesides for ex-actress wife. Her gaiety gave
the Ngaruawahia High School way to bewildered distraction as the
Assembly Hall on 20, 22, 24 July, play progressed.
the effort was well worth the Clive Winton (Kerry McKee)
trouble. The Senior Students the debonair soldier and Penelope’s
production for the year was the 3- former boyfriend, masqueraded for
Act Farce ‘See How They Run’ by most of the play as the Vicar Toop,
Philip King. while another genuine clerical
The production was in the hands visitor, Reverend Humphrey (John
of Mr J Sergeant and his associate Bradshaw) added to the confusion.
Ms K. Crawford. They had It was indeed a regular crow’s nest!
obviously worked hard to achieve The Bishop of Lax (Howard
such a high standard of performance Lovell) visiting his niece Penelope
with a largely inexperienced cast. must not be forgotten. His attempts
The set, designed by Miss J to make some sense of it all were
Moore, constructed by Mr J. largely frustrated.
Clayton and his crew, and lit by Mr Amongst the clerical mayhem
P. Mans, was attractive and worked was the uptight spinster Miss
very well - no mean feat in a play Skillon (Christine Docherty)
with such frantic action. whose fall from grace with the
The plot revolved around a vicar cooking sherry caused many
- well, several vicars really: some hilarious moments.
more genuine than others! As the But striding through the 3 acts
Reverend Toop, Philip Gray was was the imperturbable Ida, the ‘loud’
suitably grave, despite his country maid with her roguish
indecorous treatment at the hands of twinkle and ability to salvage
an escaped German prisoner desperate situations. Natalie Fair
(Andrew Haultain) - a nasty showed great assuredness in her
desperado until his final undoing by characterisation and gained many
the phlegmatic Military Policeman, well-deserved laughs.
Sergeant Towers, where Raymond
Connolly’s ripe country brogue was All the people involved in this
most appropriate. production are to be congratulated
Linda Park, as Penelope Toop, on an entertaining and successful
show.
