Author: BCP-Media-Team
Nell Gwynn Review by Lance Bassett
Never ceasing to be amazed by Banbury Cross Players’ eclectic choice of plays, I approached their latest production of Nell Gwynn with some trepidation. I had never heard of the piece and apart from the publicity blurb describing ‘A bawdy romp’ I was clueless. Of course I needn’t have worried, BCP came through again with…
Contractions – Mike Bartlett
Directed by Chrissie Garrett, the Cast is as follows: The Manager – Nikki DixonEmma – Almira Brion Contractions by Mike Bartlett was our 2019 entry to the Lighthorne Festival of One-Act plays and the Oxfordshire Drama Network Festival in Abingdon. The play will also be performed at the BCP Season Preview in September 2019. Here’s…
Death Knell – James Cawood
Death Knell by James Cawood was performed by Banbury Cross Players at The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury from 1st and 4th May 2019. Directed by Linda Shaw. The cast was as follows:- Henry Roth – Andrew ParsonsEvelyn Roth – Fiona MikelJack Willoughby – Steve RamsdenDCI Lazan – Sam Brassington Death Knell by James Cawood –…
GamePlan by Alan Ayckbourn
GamePlan by Alan Ayckbourn was performed by Banbury Cross Players at The Mill Arts Centre 13-16 February 2019. It was directed by Liz Riley. The Cast was as follows Sorrell – Clare PrimroseKelly – Almira BrionDan – Dave CandyGrace – Hilary BeatonLynette – Tara LaceyLeo – Roger RileyTroy – James Murray Teenager Sorrel fights to…
GamePlan Review by Lance Bassett
GamePlan, the second play of the BCP season, is written by Alan Ayckbourn, and it shows. This is a funny play, although as many Ayckbourn productions do, it does descend into darker issues in the second act. The plot however is simple. Sixteen-year-old Sorrel enters the murky world of prostitution in order to alleviate the…
Audience with Murder
Audience with Murder – Roger Leach & Colin Wakefield Audience with Murder was performed by Banbury Cross Players at The Mill Arts Centre 21-24 November 2018. It was Directed by Terry Gallager The play begins in the living room of Alan and Sue, where they are joined by Kelly and Dean to read a play…
The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh
The Cripple of Inishmaan was performed at The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury 11-14 July 2018. It was Directed by Chrissie Garrett. In 1934, on a small island off the West coast of Ireland, the arrival of a Hollywood film crew (who we never see) on a neighbouring island gives local youngsters the chance to escape…
Warm, Hot, Getting Hotter
Warm, Hot, Getting Hotter by Lou Treleaven was directed by John McCormick. The cast was as follows .. Paul – Andrew ParsonsKathy – Deborah WatsonTimothy – John McCormickTrish – Diane WalkerWaiter – Kerrie McCormick Paul and Kathy Brennon set off for a pleasant evening at a picturesque restaurant. They’ve never been there before but the…
People
People by Alan Bennett People was performed at The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury 25-28 April 2018. Directed by Ray Atkinson. Dorothy’s inheritance is an old, run-down mansion she can’t afford to maintain. The play follows various attempts by her and her sister to resolve the issue. These include “gifting” to the National Trust; selling to…
Review of My Boy Jack by Am Dram Man
The following review by Am Dram Man Lance Bassett for Oxford Mail. My Boy Jack by David Haig – Banbury Cross Players The Mill, Banbury 7th -10th February 2018 Am Dram Man Having seen David Haig’s My Boy Jack on television a couple of weeks ago, I was intrigued how BCP would present this poignant…