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Special(Thanks(to:!EDF,!Pete!Privett,!Heather!Fry,!Hugh!Vincent,!Tesco!Crediton,!Berserks!Glassworks,!Morrisons!Crediton,!Hedgerow!Printers!Crediton,!The!Crab!Shack!Teignmouth,!The!CoCOp!Cowick!St!Exeter!and!Tedburn!Village!Stores.!

An(extra(special(thanks(to(Tom(at(The(Kings(Arms(for(providing(the(curry(and(rice(for(this(evening.(

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All!profits!from!tonight’s!performance!will!go!to!Marie!Curie.!

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WITH(THANKS(TO(ALL(OUR(KIND(SPONSORS(Director’s(Note(

Welcome! to! Tedburn’s! ‘Evening! of! Comedy’.! ! The!evening!will! consist!of! three!One!Act!Plays,!as!well!as!a!curry! (kindly! provided! by! The! Kings! Arms),! dessert,! tea!and!coffee.!!So!sit!back,!relax!and!enjoy.!

I! am! delighted! that! Exeter! Little! Theatre! Company! has!joined! us! to! perform! ‘Arthur’s! Big! Day’.! Thanks! to! Gill!

Cree!and!the!cast!for!coming!along!this!evening.!

Thanks!to!Vicki!Adams!and!Emily!Smith!for!providing!the!musical!interludes.!!And!to!everyone!who!helped!put!this!production!together!–!cast!and!crew.!!It’s!a!step!away!from!TADS’!normal!shows!but!I!had!many!willing!volunteers!and!am!very!grateful!for!their!help!and!enthusiasm.!

All! profits! from! this! evening! will! go! direct! to! Marie! Curie.! ! Marie! Curie!provides! nurses! for! terminally! ill! patients! in! their! own! home,! allowing!patients! to! spend! their! final! days! surrounded!by! family! and! loved!ones! in!the!comfort!of!their!own!home!rather!than!in!a!hospital.!!Our!kind!sponsors!have!helped!to!raise!profits!this!evening,!so!many!thanks!to!them.!!!

I!hope!you!enjoy!the!evening!and!look!forward!to!seeing!you!at!future!TADS!shows! (mark!your! diaries! for!17!October).! ! If! you!are! interested! in! joining!TADS,! acting! onstage! or! working! behind! the! scenes,! please! contact! the!Secretary!at!debannsmith@hotmail.com.!

If!you!would!be! interested!in! joining!Exeter!Little!Theatre!Company! (ELTC)!please!look!at!their!website,!eltc.org.uk,!for!details.!!Look!out!for!their!next!show,! ‘Avenue!Q’,! from!28!September! to! 3!October! 2015!at! the!Barnfield!Theatre,!Exeter.!

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Vicki(Adams!C!Vicki!has!been!singing!and!dancing!since!the!tender!age!of!3.!Her!professional!career!started!at!the!age!of!16!working!as!a!redcoat!entertainer!at!various!Holiday!Parks!in!Cornwall.!!Vicki!went!on!to!study!a!BA!(Hons)!degree!in!performing!arts!in!London!and!she!also! has! a! PGCE! and! has! taught! music! and! drama! in! secondary!schools.! After! graduating! she! worked! abroad! in! Cyprus! in! a! Hotel!

running! the!entertainment!programme!and!performing!as!a!solo!Vocal!Cabaret!act!on!her!night!off!!Vicki's!vocal!talents!have!enabled!her!to!travel!the!seas!working!as!a! vocalist! on! board! Cruise! ships! but! as! well! as! singing,! she! has! been! in! various!professional!and!semiCprofessional!bands!playing!the!keyboards!and!singing.!

WITH(THANKS(TO(ALL(OUR(KIND(SPONSORS( Programme(for(the(Evening(

7.30pm!! Musical!Opening!C!Emily!Smith!&!Vicki!Adams!!7.35pm!! Arthur’s(Big(Day!C!Exeter!Little!Theatre!Co.!

Set$in$the$Living$Room$of$the$Hardwick$household.$$There$are$unexpected$hitches$in$planning$a$funeral$–$with$VERY$surprising$solutions.$

!8.00pm! Dinner!!!8.45pm! Musical!Interlude!C!Vicki!Adams!!8.50pm! Between(Mouthfuls!

Between$Mouthfuls$deals$with$two$couples$eating$in$a$restaurant.$There$are$previous$links$between$them$but$at$first$the$couples$do$not$communicate$with$each$other.$We$hear$only$the$snatches$of$conversation$the$waiter$hears.$$

!9.20pm! Drinks!Interval/Grand!Raffle!Draw!!9.40pm! Musical!Interlude!C!Vicki!Adams!!!9.45!pm!! Gosforth’s(Fete!

Gosforth’s$Fête$is$a$romp$at$a$garden$Village$Fete.$Nothing$goes$according$to$plan$and$an$illicit$affaire$is$made$public$in$typical$Ayckbourn$style.!

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Between%Mouthfuls%Waiter%% % % Debbie$Smith$Mr%Pearce% % % Dave$Brewer$Mrs%Pearce% % % Linda$Bellshaw$Martin%Chalmers% % David$Smith$Polly%Chalmers% % Penny$Dymond$%

Gosforth’s%Fete%Milly% % % % Lucy$Webster$Councillor%Mrs%Pearce% Karen$Scott$Gordon%Gosforth% % Mark$Sibley$Vicar% % % % Hugh$Vincent$Stewart%Stokes% % David$Smith$

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Dawn( CampbellQJones( Q( Dawn! plays! the! role! of! Mum/Mrs!Hardwick!in!Arthur’s!Big!Day.!She!has!previously!enjoyed!roles!such!as!Dotty! in! ‘Noises! Off’,! Macbeth! and! Henrietta! in! the! ‘Hound! of! the!Baskervilles’! and! loves! the! camaraderie! to! be! found! both! on! and! off!the! stage! in! Amateur! Dramatics.! In! her! other! life! Dawn! stays! with!

creativity!as!a!glass!designer/maker!for!Berserks!Glass!Works,!the!name!says!it!all!!(

Joanne(Austin(–(Joanne!is!really!happy!to!be!part!of!this!funny!little!play,!with!such!an!amazing,!talented!cast.!She!feels!great!to!be!doing!it!to!raise!money!for!an!amazing!charity.!She!has!done!two!bigger!shows!for!ELTC,!Poppy!in!‘Noises!Off,’!and!in!the!Chorus!for!last!year's!Panto,!‘Cinderella’.! Joanne! also! did! a! one! act! by! Brian! Austin! last! year,!‘Seagulls!in!the!Wind’.!He!is!becoming!one!of!her!favourite!playwrights.!

(Susan(GunnQJohnson! C! Susan!has!been!a!member!of!ELTC!for! ten!years,! during! which! time! she! has! played! a! number! of! ‘interesting!ladies’.! She! is! the!Deputy!Head! of! Churston! Ferrers!Grammar! School!and!is!bringing!up!two!daughters!and!a!husband.!When!not!in!school!or!on!stage!C!you!might!well!find!her!in!a!hat!shop!!

!Jacqueline(Cooper(Q(Jacqueline!is!pleased!not!to!be!typecast!again!as! 'damsel'! and!embrace! instead! the! formidable!Mrs!Grimm!! In!2004!she!took!the!lead!as!Lady!Mary!Lazenby!in!‘The!Admirable!Crichton’!at!The!Barnfield.!After!a!10!year!break,!she!recently!returned!to!immerse!herself! in! several! schizophrenic! comedy! roles,! from! Marie! Celeste,!

(French!maid!by!day,!dancer!by!night),!Cinderella!(wench!by!day,!princess!by!night)!and!now!the!lovely!Mrs!Grimm!(cleaner!by!day,!spiritualist!by!night.)!!!

Gill(Cree((Director)(Q(On!and!off!stage!since! the!age!of!5,!Gill! has!tackled! everything! except! sound,! makeCup! and! choreography.! She!helped! found! an! openCair! theatre! in! WestonCSuperCMare! and! as! a!teacher! encouraged! numerous! youngsters! develop! creativity,!communication! and! selfCconfidence.! She! has! been! part! of! prize!

winning!oneCact!festival!teams!and!used!to!be!able!to!sing.!She!is!probably!proudest!of!the!fact!that!her!Granddaughter!is!following!in!her!footsteps.!(Debbie(Smith(Q(See!bios!for!“Between!Mouthfuls”.!

BEHIND%THE%SCENES%Producers:(Debbie!Smith,!David!Smith!Directors:!Debbie!Smith,!Gill!Cree!(Arthur’s!Big!Day)!

Continuity((Arthur’s(Big(Day):!Jenni!Wilkins!

Sound:!Pete!Privett!

Lighting:!Robin!Todd,!Charles!Pallot!(Follow!Spot)!

Props/Scenery:!Cynthia!Sibley,!Sue!Latham!

Backstage:!Gil!Bellshaw,!Neville!Barratt,!Roger!Sibley!

Elton!Rowe,!Warwick!Bassett!

Prompt:!Linda!Garaway,!Elton!Rowe,!Karen!Dyson!

Kitchen:!Vicky!Todd,!Donna!Barratt,!Jemma!Croal,!

Pauline!Sibley,!Ian!Gass,!Emily!Smith.!

Bar:(David!Garaway,!Mark!Sibley,!David!Smith!

Front(of(House:!Sue!Latham,!Cynthia!Sibley,!!

Karen!Scott,!Lucy!Webster,!Emily!Smith!

Box(Office:!Debbie!Smith!

Programme(&(Poster:(David!Smith!

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Cast(Bios(–(Between(Mouthfuls(

Debbie(Smith!C!Debbie!has!been!treading!the!boards!for!the!past!30!years!–!in!Swindon,!India,!Jordan,!Thailand,!Bangladesh,!Singapore!and!now! in! Tedburn.! This! is! her! first! stint! at! directing,! so! she! is! crossing!fingers!no! disasters! strike.! If! the! acting!business! fails,! she! can!always!fall!back!on!her!waitressing!skills.!

!David(Brewer!C!David,!one!of!the!Brewer!clan!who!have!lived!in!this!area! for! 6! generations,! is! playing! the! part! of! Mr.! Pearce! in!the!production! of!‘Between!Mouthfuls’.! His! impressive! portfolio! of! stage!parts! include,! the! front!and! rear! of! a! cow! in! Pantos! at!both!Tedburn!and!Whitestone,!an!Oak!Tree!in!‘Babes!in!the!Wood’,!the!giant!in!‘Jack!

and!the!Beanstalk’,!a!ghost,!and!many!female!roles!as!a!Dame!or!an!Ugly!Sister.!He!enjoys!anything!that!makes!him!smile,!which!is!why!he!lives!in!Tedburn!!!!(

Linda(Bellshaw! C! Linda! enjoyed! Amateur! dramatics! as! a! teenager!and! attended!Miss!Way's! classes! on! a!Saturday!morning! in!Taunton.!She!was!rewarded!with!playing!a!couple!of!tragic!roles!in!classic!plays!set!in!New!England,!USA.!Retiring!young,!it!wasn't!until!she!moved!to!Tedburn! in! 1990! that! her! talents! were! once!more! called! upon.! This!

time! she! played! frightening! characters! in! the! annual! pantomime! including! the!Wicked!Queen! in! ‘Snow!White’,! the!Witch!of! the!West! in! ‘The!Wizard! of!Oz’! and!Maladie!in!‘The!Three!Musketeers’.!Once!again!she!has!been!requested!to!be!nasty!and!cross!in!the!role!of!Mrs!Pearce.!!

Penny(Dymond!C!Penny!C!originally!from!Devon!C!other!than!school,!my!acting!debut!was!with!the!St!Cyres!Players!at!the!ripe!old!age!of!11.!!Having!moved!away!I!have!performed!in!various!drama!clubs!/!groups!in!the!UK!and!abroad.!!Returning!to!the!West!Country!I!felt!the!pull!of!TADs,!never! looking!back!!Two!TADs!pantomime’s!under!my!belt! and!still!a!newby.!In!‘Between!Mouthfuls’!I!play!Polly!a!more!serious!role!!!

!David( Smith! –! David! is! reprising! his! roles! as! Martin,! in! ‘Between!Mouthfuls’,! and! Stewart,! in! ‘Gosforth’s! Fete’,! 15! years! after! playing!them!both!whilst! living! in!the!Middle!East.!More!familiar!with!using!a!spreadsheet!as!the!Treasurer!of!TADS,!it!may!well!be!another!15!years!before!he!does!anything!similar!again!!

Cast(Bios(–(Gosforth’s(Fete(

Lucy(Webster(–!Lucy!is!excited!to!be!performing!in!the!role!of!Milly!in! ‘Gosforth’s! Fete’.!A!Tedburn!resident!for!20+!years,!she!first!began!appearing! in! the! Tedburn! Pantos! back! in! the! ‘90s.! She! returned! to!TADS!5!years!ago!after!a!break! in!which! time!3! junior!Websters!have!been!added!to!the!cast!list!!Lucy!has!appeared!in!numerous!shows!and!

was! most! recently! seen! swashbuckling! across! the! stage! as! Sinbad! the! Sailor.! A!Physics!teacher!by!trade,!Lucy!is!really!looking!forward!to!‘Gosforth’s!Fete’,!which!is!something!a!bit!different!for!TADS!and!raising!money!for!a!great!cause.!!

Karen(Scott!C!Karen!has!been!a!member!of!TADS!for!over!35!years!!,!and! is! loving! the! opportunity! of! playing! the! part! of! Emma! Pearce.!!She’s! played! a! variety! of! roles! in! the! past! with! the! group,! including!Margo!in!‘The!Good!Life’!and!Gladys!in!‘Hi!de!Hi’.!A!keen!singer,!she!is!a!member! of! the! Tedburn! Community! Choir.! She’s!married! to! Finlay!

and! has! a! daughter,! Hannah.! She! is! thrilled! to! be! involved! in! raising!money! for!tonight’s!worthwhile!charity!and!hopes!that!you!all!have!an!amazing!evening.!!

Mark(Sibley!–!part! of! the!Sibley!acting!dynasty.!! First! performance!was!‘The!Prince!Of!Baghdad’!in!1984.!!Mark!has!since!married!his!dad,!who's! also! been! his! mum.!! His! mum! has! been! his! mum,! but! also!wife.!!His!brother!has!been!a!horse!with!Mark!at!the!rear,!who’s!also!been! his! son.!! His! son! has! married! his! mum.!! His! sisterCinClaw! has!

married! his! wife! C! she's! also!been! dad! to! his! daughter.!! Confused?!! Nothing! like!keeping!it!in!the!family!((!

Hugh( Vincent! –! first! to! realize! its! theatrical! potential! (Aladdin:!Exminster! 1999),! Hugh’s! left! foreCarm! appeared! passing! a! plate! of!synthetic! cream! to! one! of! the! characters! on! stage.! His! entire! body!followed! in! Tedburn,! specializing! as! a! sailor! in! storms! at! sea! (firstly!‘Dick!Whittington’:!2004!and!this!year!in!the!famous!vomiting!scene!on!

board!Sinbad’s!ship).!Sinbad’s! cat!having!been! sick!all!over! the!deck,! the!order! to!‘abandon!ship’!was!a!happy!release.!!Today:!!storm!at!tea!during!‘Gosforth’s!Fete’!!!David(Smith!–!See!bios!for!“Between!Mouthfuls”.(!!