Southampton Common
on11th and 12th July 1969
Our Nuffield show - "Hamlet" - was on at the same time as Southampton Show, so several members had to make the quick dash from the Common to the Nuffield on the Friday and Saturday!
| Performances | ||
| Friday | Saturday | |
| Journey to the Top of the Mountain | 1.00 | 12.00 |
| The Undoing of Falstaff | 2.00 | 1.00 |
| Ah! Cruel Fate | 3.00 | 2.00 |
| Journey to the Top of the Mountain | 3.30 | 2.30 |
| Fight Display | 4.00 | 3.00 |
| The Undoing of Falstaff | 5.00 | 4.00 |
| Fight Display | 5.30 | 4.30 |
| Ah! Cruel Fate | 6.00 | 5.00 |
An Improvised Play for Young Children
The play has been devised with the prime motive of encouraging the audience, children aged 3 to 10 years, to participate in the action, so providing a basis for a creative entertainment in which children are actively involved.
| Cast |
| Phillip Henbest |
| John Lelliott |
| Brian Stansbridge |
| Peter White |
| Sandy Crook |
| Barbara Pollard |
An Excerpt from Shakespeare's Henry IV
Falstaff, although fooled by Hal, manages to have the last laugh.
| Cast | |
| Hostess | Libby Cleaver |
| Doll | Barbara Pollard |
| Bardolph | Mike Shailer |
| Peto | John Lelliott |
| Poins | Graham Buchanan |
| Hal | John Carrington |
| Falstaff | Ken Spencer |
Scene 1 A Tavern
Scene 2 Gadshill Forest
Scene 3 A Tavern
A Roman Army lays siege to a fortified town and receives its surrender after a challenge to single combat.
Directed by Adrian Vinson
Properties designed by Barbara Pollard
| Combatants: |
| John Arthur |
| John Carrington |
| Phillip Henbest |
| Ian Hutchings |
| Ray Lacey |
| John Lelliott |
| Jim Oliver |
| Trevor Powell |
| Brian Stansbridge |
A Victorian Melodrama
A story of Love, Hate, Lust and Desire.
All the things, in fact, that make life worth living.
| Cast: |
| Phillip Henbest |
| Ray Lacey |
| Joanna Ewins |
| Jane McWilliams |
| Trevor Powell |
| Brian Stansbridge |
| Sandy Crook |
| Allison Mace |
| Ian Hutchings |
| Peter White |
Early Southampton Show photos - not sure which years
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