The Director of this production is Hazel Burrows
Hazel has been a Masker since the mid-70s during which time she has been known for her numerous and varied stage roles. Her first role was in The Man who Came to Dinner an American comedy followed by Alfie in 1977, a comedy-drama. During those early days Hazel was to discover all the theatrical possibilities of her creative mind but in particular comedy.
Some of her favourite roles were in Our Lady of Sligo, Six Characters in Search of an Author, The Importance of Being Earnest, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Pride and Prejudice, and The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
Some of the many productions directed by Hazel were Ten times Table, Sitting Pretty, and A Bunch of Amateurs. Hazel attributes their success to the talented actors we have in this Company of Players.
Sidney is played by Ian Wilson
Ian has been a member of Maskers for 17 years and appeared in many productions, most recently playing multiple roles in Notes from a Small Island. Previous performances include Eric, the benefit cheat, in Cash on Delivery and the pedantic trainspotter, Leonard, in Out of Focus. Last year he directed Blue Remembered Hills, a play he has been wanting to be involved in for many years.
Jane is played by Kate Grundy-Garcia
Kate has been a Masker on and off for about 35 years and most recently played Lady Capulet in Romeo and Juliet and Ruth Condomine in Blithe Spirit. She is now enjoying playing the more down to earth Jane is this fast-paced comedy set in the 1970s, where a washing machine with an ‘Ironing mode’ is the highlight of her day!
Geoffrey is played by Paul Baker
Paul joined Maskers in 1996 and has been in over twenty-five shows in the open air for Maskers . During that time, he has played a variety of roles including Weasel Norman in Wind in the Willows and Thomas Cromwell in Anne Boleyn and often multiple parts in the same production, as evidenced when he played four different characters in The Three Musketeers. Paul has appeared in most of the recent productions in Maskers Studio, having played Sepulchrave in Gormenghast and Chris Kriegle, the Santa Burglar in Sorry, Wrong Chimney, Uncle George in Cash on Delivery, three different characters in Murder in the Studio, Andrew in Murder in the Citizens’ Jury, and most recently as Willie in Blue Remembered Hills. As this play is set in the 70s, his character is very much of the time and, if the Me Too movement had existed, he would most definitely have been cancelled.
Eva is played by Abi Linnartz
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Ronald is played by Duncan Randall
Duncan is involved in various community theatre groups. On moving to the South coast, he joined Titchfield Festival Theatre (TFT), creating roles such as, Bri in A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Enobarbus (Anthony and Cleopatra), Goldberg (The Birthday Party) and the Landlord in Jim Cartwright’s Two. Duncan joined the Maskers 2022 playing Athos in The Three Musketeers. Since then, he has appeared in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Gormenghast, Time and Tide, Blithe Spirit, Murder in the Studio, Romeo and Juliet, and Blue Remembered Hills. Duncan worked in a bank briefly in the 1980s; he was about as effective as Ronald, but not promoted to senior management, alas!
Marion is played by Marie McDade
Marie’s first appearance with The Maskers was in Mitchell’s Wings in 2011. Since then, she has enjoyed a wide range of roles both in the studio and on the outdoor stage. These have included Bagheera in The Jungle Book, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Granny Weatherwax in Wyrd Sisters, the comedies A Bunch of Amateurs, Out of Focus, Cash on Delivery and, most recently, Blue Remembered Hills.
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