Author: BCP-Media-Team
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…
My Boy Jack by David Haig
A powerful and moving account of the anguish at the heart of a man whose storytelling continues to delight millions the world over. My Boy Jack was performed at The Mill Arts Centre, Banbury 7-10 February 2018. Directed by Helen Watson and Kerrie McCormick. The cast was as follows … Rudyard Kipling – Philip FineCarrie…
Season`s Greetings by Alan Ayckbourn
Petty (and not so petty) squabbles abound. Christmas presents are rifled. Mechanical toys are set off. Hilarious highlights include a drunken game of snakes and ladders, a chaotically incompetent puppet show and a midnight love scene. One of Ayckbourn’s classic early works with themes still familiar today. This farcical comedy about four days in the…
Lovesong by Abi Morgan
Lovesong by Abi Morgan was presented by Banbury Cross Players at The Mill Theatre from 5th to 8th July 2017. The cast for Lovesong was as follows:- William – Ian Nutt Margaret – Nicola Dixon Billy – Andrew Whiffin Maggie – Trish Thompson Directed by Tara Lacey This play contains adult themes and some strong language Lovesong by Abi…
The Allotment by Gillian Plowman
Directed by Liz Riley.The Allotment, our 2017 Festival play was performed at Drama Festivals at Lighthorne and Abingdon in June 2017 and will be reprised for our Season Preview in Autumn 2017. Other performance have also been arranged. The cast for The Allotment was as follows: Marcie – June RonsonNorah – Chrissie GarrettLorna – Janice…