The Other Theatre Company, in association with Plumley Productions, brought many new faces to the stage of Plumley Village Hall from the 11th - 13th November. As Pierrots, but using many quick changes of disguise and some astonishingly ‘authentic’ French, Belgian and German accents to portray the combatants and families during the Great War 1914-1918, the cast had been moulded by Harry Kennedy into achieving a slick effective scenario. The tragedy of war, its stupidity and pathos was interspersed with rank humour from the trenches, coupled with wonderful singing of tunes familiar to the older generation, held the audience spellbound. Choreography was ably directed by Sophia Kennedy and Pam Chatburn oversaw the costumes. The Musical Director for the show was Arthur Taylor and Stage Manager was Chris Wilson. No-one will forget the dramatic and emotional finale - a moment so poignant that the audience seemed frozen in their seats when the house lights came up. You may not have liked the theme of ‘War’ but this was an unforgettable and excellent performance from a talented cast.
For more information about this production, please see our Past Productions page for Oh! What a Lovely War!.