A Little of What You Fancy - February 14th, 15th & 16th 2020
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Review from Parish Magazine
THORPE PLAYERS Thorpe Players production of "A Little Of What You Fancy" was just that! and I enjoyed every minute of it, along with the rest of the audience, joining in singing the "Old tyme music-hall" songs.
The whole atmosphere of the evening was enjoyable, from being welcomed at the door with chocolates and the offer of hats and shawls for the ladies to dress up in, to being directed to our seats by friendly "Players" in costume, with lots of laughter.
The cabaret-style seating lent itself perfectly to the informal presentation of the show, and tables were ideal having "guess the number of ducks spotted through the show" forms to fill in (I wonder who won?), flowers and, indeed, having somewhere to put our drinks from the bar!
Right from the start "Daisy Daisy" and "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside" put us all in the join-in-and-sing mood, then lots of other songs including "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way", which had a really rousing chorus! And sketches - especially the Wallpapering sketch all done in mime - hilarious! (Remembering Bruce Forsyth and Norman Wisdom doing it!) but done expertly by David Watson and Justin Self.
I think one of the highlights of the show, for me, was the "Lion in the Box" sketch, performed by Peter Beschorner, Glyn Bailey and David Watson - Brilliant! Also I must mention how versatile Isobel Munday was, breaking into such an operatic finale after previously "talking" a song then doing another in cockney style, and then Brian Bridges as M.C. holding the whole show together with his wonderful exaggerated descriptions!
Finishing with a good ol' "Knees up Mother Brown" and "Doing the Lambeth Walk" really brought the house down and many congratulations to Director Lesley Dawson, who must have really worked hard co-ordinating all the different acts, that included Father James (from Thorpe Parish Church) and a local Barbershop Quartet - "Mustard". All in all an excellent evenings' entertainment, and I look forward to seeing their next production in June - "Who Killed the Farmer".
M Whittingham
THORPE PLAYERS Thorpe Players production of "A Little Of What You Fancy" was just that! and I enjoyed every minute of it, along with the rest of the audience, joining in singing the "Old tyme music-hall" songs.
The whole atmosphere of the evening was enjoyable, from being welcomed at the door with chocolates and the offer of hats and shawls for the ladies to dress up in, to being directed to our seats by friendly "Players" in costume, with lots of laughter.
The cabaret-style seating lent itself perfectly to the informal presentation of the show, and tables were ideal having "guess the number of ducks spotted through the show" forms to fill in (I wonder who won?), flowers and, indeed, having somewhere to put our drinks from the bar!
Right from the start "Daisy Daisy" and "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside" put us all in the join-in-and-sing mood, then lots of other songs including "Don't Dilly Dally on the Way", which had a really rousing chorus! And sketches - especially the Wallpapering sketch all done in mime - hilarious! (Remembering Bruce Forsyth and Norman Wisdom doing it!) but done expertly by David Watson and Justin Self.
I think one of the highlights of the show, for me, was the "Lion in the Box" sketch, performed by Peter Beschorner, Glyn Bailey and David Watson - Brilliant! Also I must mention how versatile Isobel Munday was, breaking into such an operatic finale after previously "talking" a song then doing another in cockney style, and then Brian Bridges as M.C. holding the whole show together with his wonderful exaggerated descriptions!
Finishing with a good ol' "Knees up Mother Brown" and "Doing the Lambeth Walk" really brought the house down and many congratulations to Director Lesley Dawson, who must have really worked hard co-ordinating all the different acts, that included Father James (from Thorpe Parish Church) and a local Barbershop Quartet - "Mustard". All in all an excellent evenings' entertainment, and I look forward to seeing their next production in June - "Who Killed the Farmer".
M Whittingham