Alarm on the Farm - a 24-carrot panto

written by Dave Morris, Kerry Mugochi, Brenda Ingham and Saskia W.-W.

a new family  show for all ages is now over. Thank you to the many people who came, sang along, laughed and cheered, I think we all had a great time together.

We are planning a sketch show for the summer, so keep checking our website to find out more details.

If you want to join us, call Saskia on 430372 or email mail@drama4fun.com

Here are some pictures to remind you of the fun we had.

The story so far: On Farmer Giles' Ticklebottom Farm all the animals are different from what you'd usually expect. Minty the clever sheep reads the Ewe Scientist magazine and Twiggy Piggy has only one question: Does my bum look big in this? Elvis the sheep dog is getting old and his cousin the clever Dogmatic smells dreadful(ly well). Then there is Henrietta the Hen who is tired of laying eggs and sweet Betsy Bunny who misses her friend Fluffy Wuffikins. All seems to be going well, but there is trouble in the neighbourhood.

Farmer Giles (Christine Proe) worries that the pig won't eat and the hen won't lay. In the background Muzzy Owl (Brenda Ingham) thinks: They're twits, those two!

Evil thief Triple B (well, you must not say his name) and his Sidekick steal Giles' prize winning vegetables and the forest animals get blamed for it. Beauregard Badger has only one thought - we must ask clever Vicky the Vixen to help us. Wesley Weasel is totally smitten with Vicky and so are Felina the wild cat and Sleevey the common Mink. Only Muzzy the dim owl manages to keep her head on.

Beauregard Badger (Dave Morris) has invited superstar foxy Vicky the Vixen (Deli Davidson) to help the forest animals Wesley Weasel (David Arnold), Felina Cat (Karen Davis) and Sleevey Mink (Mireille Hobson) with fighting off the Big Bad Bunny.

Thea Anderson and Gary Savage played                      Big Bad Bunny (Richard Clemson) and Sidekick (Kerry Mugochi)

Dogmatic the sniffer dog and old Elvis                           have kidnapped poor Betsy Bunny

Actors: Richard Clemson, Kerry Mugochi, Deli Davidson, Christine Proe, Karen Davis, Michelle Brown, Mireille Hobson, David Arnold, Brenda Ingham, David Morris, Thea Anderson, Lucy Neal,  Gary Savage, Imogen White, Julia Wesnigk plus the kids Mads, Babs, Matthew and Melissa.

Jason Salmon on bass and percussion, and Saskia on the piano.

Photographs by Tony Firshman

Many thanks go to our funders and supporters, especially:

The Sussex Community Foundation, Healthy Neighbourhood Grants and TATES Garage

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Our last event was a sketch show for adults:

So Last Century -

a Dip into the Decades

9 sketches, a dance and a lot of music, all about the 20th century. Meet Sir Lightly Hung in conversation with Sir Dimly Lit (picture 1), join Florrie and Lottie with a rousing rendition of 'It's a long way to Tipperary', find out what happens when James Bond is rehomed at Merthyr Tydfil, Icelandic Brrrunge comes to England and the Land Girls arrive in Portslade. Is "Thriller" (picture 2) going to be on the wireless, will Matron supervise the Brain washing of Brian in His own worst Enema... and who is killed on the "DeFicient Express" (picture 3) when Hercule Pianot and his trusty sidekick Capt'n Hasty travel back from Istanbul to Portslade ... all will be revealed on the night!

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written by: Dave Morris, Sandy Edwards, Brenda Ingham, PJ Woodburn, Diana Flowers, Kerry Mugochi

with: all of the above plus  Steve Bateman, Christine Proe, Richard Clemson,

David Arnold, Saran Flowers, Barbara and Saskia Wesnigk-Wood

choreography: Diana Flowers and Music by Glenn Chubb

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             to be performed at Benfield School hall for 2 nights only

Friday June 24. and Saturday 25.  at 8pm , Interval with tea/coffee and raffle

Bring your own tipple - tasty snacks will be provided

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Tickets £7 with £2 going to the local charity Bluebird Society,

All proceeds of the raffle went to the Teenage Cancer trust

255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade BN41 1XS

(between the library - on the same side - and  the turn off to the bypass - lots of free parking in Sainsbury's car park)

for tickets phone Saskia on 01273 430372 or email mail@drama4fun.com