Markhouse Drama Club

‘The Silver Curlew’ by Eleanor Farjeon

The ‘Overtime School Show’ – 350 hours rehearsal!!

At long last the Walthamstow Guardian Newspaper Report of ths combined production involving Drama Club members, school pupils and a goodly number of the teaching staff (both front and back stage) has come to light and not only reveals the headline information about the number of rehearsal hours tha were put in, but also of Sandra Callaghan giving an ‘outstanding performance’ in her ‘supporting part’ as the ‘spindly impish’  Tom Tit Tom!

Welcomed praise again from our ever helpful and regular Guardian Reporter cum supporter Peter Denholm!

 

 

 

Cast List

  • Mother Codling  – Joan Malyon*
  • Doll – Valerie Poore
  • Poll – Pat Payne
  • Old Non – Lillian Mills
  • Young Jen – The Housemaid – Pat Marshall
  • John – The Butler – Tony Fowler
  • Cookie – Jennifer Todd
  • Megs – The Dairymaid – Gillian Pugh
  • Jack – The Gardener – Frank Gizzi*
  • King Nollekens – Len Hart*
  • Charleen Loon – Eric Griffiths*
  • Three Puffins – Susan Stone, Joan Wilkins & Jeanette Neico
  • Horrid Animal – David Thorp
  • Abe – Michael Rumsey
  • Sid – Jimmy Braid
  • Dave – Costakis Apostilides
  • Hal – Michael Brennan
  • Tom Tit Tom – Sandra Callaghan
  • Spiders – Susan Riches & Barbara Thomas
  • The Silver Curlew – Shirley Balkind
  • Mother Rackney – Margaret Drewe
  • Trimmingham – Alan Cook
  • Gimmingham – Denise Harrington
  • Knapton – Jenny Lepley
  • Trunch – Yvonne Reynolds
  • Northreps – Pat Dalling
  • Southreps – Christine Shields
  • Bats – Carol Philpoptt & Mary Hammond
  • Morning Fairy – Christine White
  • Noontide Fairy – Maureen Kerwin
  • Twilight Fairy – Muriel Bradstock

Choir

  • Brian Ford, Richard Dunn, John Cade, Margaret Patten, Vanessa Booth
  • Linda Porter, Carol Bristow, Sandra Gooderham, Judith Riches,
  • Margaret Foster, Ruth Brownutt, Margaret Phare, Irene Long,
  • Valerie Mingay, Margaret Drewe, Ruth Coleman & Ruth Crossman

Stage Management, Lighting , Props & Wardrobe

  • Peter King, Verdun Haigh, David Perry, Jeffrey Cowell, Peter Mitchell
  • Robert Paine, Keith Hodson, Tony Harvey, Alan Hollingshead, Robert Kemp,
  • Irene Kingsnorth, Dorren Lopata, Pamela King, Agnes Townsend* & E Beaken*

Choirmaster, Pianists & Prompter

  • Eric Griffiths,* Joan Malyon,* G Williams* & Vivienne Frost

Producer

  • Cyril Malyon*

 

*School Staff