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27-30 July 2011
Two couples – one married, one not – find themselves stranded overnight in a farmhouse in Devon under the watchful eye of the garrulous farmer’s wife and the taciturn farmer. Reduced to reading magazines about duck husbandry, their relationships unravel and then knit together again. Will love triumph over old-fashioned morality, or will an accommodation be found? Kenneth Horne (not he of Round The Horne) was a writer of comic plays in the 1940s and 50s. The Society followed this up with Horne’s A Lady Mislaid in 2017. Rob Chambers, a Society regular in the 2000s, returned for the first time since 2005, while Ken Clarke made his directorial debut. Also making his debut was David Pascoe. Dominica Winter gave her last of eight performances.                               |
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In Rehearsal
Review in Chelsfield Village Voice
Blame my naivety, but I did think, when I saw this play advertised, written by Kenneth Horne, that this may well be the Kenneth Horne of the Radio, a generation ago, and may follow the ‘I’m Jules and this is my friend Sandy’ humour that he was known for.
However the programme put me right on this, it was a different Kenneth Horne entirely, a contemporary of Noel Coward, but still a worthwhile play, evocative of the Coward period, with elements of comedy, drama and romance.
Two couples seek shelter in a remote farmhouse on Exmoor when the mist comes down. One couple are newlyweds on their honeymoon, the other couple not yet realising that they love each other. The play revolves around their sleeping arrangements. The plot has a circular theme, with each day repeating itself but with a different outcome.
A small cast of six kept our interest in the twists and turns. Special mention must go to David Pascoe who played the newlywed husband, in his first role for the Chelsfield players. Costumes and the set were excellent and gave a good representation of the period.
Look out for the CP version of Terry Pratchett’s Maskerade in November, where they will try and recreate Pratchett’s comic Discworld fantasy in our village hall!
View from the stalls
Blame my naivety, but I did think, when I saw this play advertised, written by Kenneth Horne, that this may well be the Kenneth Horne of the Radio, a generation ago, and may follow the ‘I’m Jules and this is my friend Sandy’ humour that he was known for.
However the programme put me right on this, it was a different Kenneth Horne entirely, a contemporary of Noel Coward, but still a worthwhile play, evocative of the Coward period, with elements of comedy, drama and romance.
Two couples seek shelter in a remote farmhouse on Exmoor when the mist comes down. One couple are newlyweds on their honeymoon, the other couple not yet realising that they love each other. The play revolves around their sleeping arrangements. The plot has a circular theme, with each day repeating itself but with a different outcome.
A small cast of six kept our interest in the twists and turns. Special mention must go to David Pascoe who played the newlywed husband, in his first role for the Chelsfield players. Costumes and the set were excellent and gave a good representation of the period.
Look out for the CP version of Terry Pratchett’s Maskerade in November, where they will try and recreate Pratchett’s comic Discworld fantasy in our village hall!
View from the stalls