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Details of tour venues for Flora's Peverel, July 2022

8pm, Friday 15th July 2022
Phoenix Arts Centre, Bordon

2.30 & 8pm, Saturday 16th July 2022
Liphook Village Hall

2.30pm, Sunday 17th July 2022
Haslemere Museum, 78 High Street, Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA

8pm, Friday 22nd July 2022
The Triange, Liss — CANCELLED

2.30 & 8pm, Saturday 23rd July 2022
Headley Village Hall, Arford Road, Headley, Bordon, Hampshire GU35 8LJ

2.30pm, Sunday 24th July 2022
Holybourne Theatre, Alton

This Production

The casting of this play brings together a number of talents from across the local area.
Over the years, since we started touring productions in 1993, our community plays have aimed to forge links between local actors and dramatic societies, as well as to satisfy a need for the presentation of local history in an enjoyable and accessible form.
Some of our members in this production are working together for the first time, others have 'been here before'. May the links we have forged grow ever stronger!

Except for the first and last two scenes, the action of the play takes place in various locations in and around Liphook between the years 1916 and 1928.

The performance is continuous, and lasts about 2 hours with one interval of 15 minutes

Our thanks to the Rural Life Centre, Tilford for the loan of period camera, bicycle, fishing rods and shepherd's crook

Cast, in order of appearance

Flora Thompson – Mel White
Postman at Bournemouth – Martin Wellen
'Louie' Woods – Annaliese Farnlucher
Sgt John Mumford – Zak White
John Thompson – Rod Sharp
'Joe' Leggett (at 8 years old) – Violet Shaw
Bill Tidy – Jo Smith
Maggie Tidy – Pru Harrold
Harry Envis – Neil Hardinge
Dr Ronald Campbell Macfie – Jonathan Neil
Bessie Vale – Jane Fryer
Mrs Vale – Rajula Jasani
Gypsy woman – Maggie Farnlucher
Mrs Parkhurst – Elizabeth Heggart
Elsie Parkhurst – Abby Hibberd
Diana Thompson – Abby Hibberd
Joe Leggett (at 18 years old) – James Stefanaras
Eileen Leggett – Annaliese Farnlucher
Capt. Byfield – Nick Webb
Sam, the shepherd – Jonathan Neil
Mrs Leggett – Karina Farnlucher
Peter Thompson (at 8 years) – Violet Shaw
Chairman of cable company – Martin Wellen

Production Team

Author/Director – Jo Smith
Musical Director – Barbara Parry
Wardrobe – Dil Williamson-Smith
Ticket Office – Tina Wareham

Musicians/Singers

Miranda Druett, Barbara Parry, Jo Smith, Dil Williamson-Smith, Pete Stephens, Mick Webb, Zak White

Scenes

Act I - 1916 – 18
Prelude: Flanders, April 1916
Scene 1: Flora's garden in Bournemouth, April 1916
Scene 2: Canadian army camp, near Liphook, September 1916
Scene 3: Liphook Post Office, later that morning
Scene 4: Lynchmere Common
Scene 5: Flora's room, Liphook Post Office
Scene 6: On the road from Forest Mere
Scene 7: The Postmaster's house, soon after
Scene 8: On the Road with Maggie Tidy
Scene 9: Liphook Post Office, summer 1917
Scene 10: On Bramshott Common, later that day
Scene 11: Liphook Post Office, soon after
Scene 12: On the Road with Bill & Maggie Tidy
Scene 13: Flora's room, Liphook Post Office, early 1918
Scene 14: A street in Liphook, at the same time
Scene 15: Flora's room, Liphook Post Office, at the same time
Scene 16: Split scene - Flora and Louie

Act2 - 1926 – 28
Scene 17: An open space near Liphook, summer 1926
Scene 18: Liphook Post Office, a few days later
Scene 19: In the garden of the Postmaster's house, a few weeks later
Scene 20: Liphook Post Office, at the same time
Scene 21: On Weavers Down soon after
Scene 22: The Leggett's farm, Griggs Green, a few weeks later
Scene 23: 'Woolmer Gate', Griggs Green, soon after
Scene 24: Liphook Post Office, early morning a few weeks later
Scene 25: Weavers Down, early spring 1927
Scene 26: The Telephone Exchange, Liphook Post Office
Scene 27: 'Woolmer Gate', Griggs Green, soon after
Scene 28: Lynchmere Common
Scene 29: The Leggett's farm, Griggs Green, a few weeks later
Scene 30: Hewshott House, Liphook, summer 1927
Scene 31: 'Woolmer Gate', Griggs Green, some time later
Scene 32: 'Woolmer Gate', Griggs Green, autumn 1928
Scene 33: Dartmouth, Devon, April 1937
Scene 34: Brixham, Devon, May 1947

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