Follies Maghull Musical eatre Company by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd on behalf of Music eatre International of New York 5th - 8th November Box Office opens 29th October at 11am Advance Booking on 01695 632372 Patrons’ Newsletter Volume 4, Issue 1 | SEPTEMBER 2014 The Chalk Garden Diary A welcome from our Chairman, Stephen Hughes-Alty Box Office (01704) 530521/530460 Find out more about us www.littletheatresouthport.co.uk Like us on Facebook Southport Little Theatre e Chalk Garden Directed by Margaret Mann Written by Enid Bagnold October 24th - November 1st Box Office opens 17th Oct at 11am Body Language Directed by Adrian Roberts Written By Alan Ayckbourn 21st - 29th November Box Office opens 14th Nov at 11am Editor Philip Hutchinson | info@littletheatresouthport. e Witches of Eastwick By John Dempsey & Dana P. Rowe BOS Musical eatre Company 4th - 11th October Box Office opens 27th September at 11am Advance Booking on 01704 564042 Directed by Margaret Mann Hoghton Street, Southport PR9 0PA October 24 November 21 As Chairman allow me to welcome you all to another exciting year here at the Little eatre. You can look forward to recent West End hits and timeless classics: thought-provoking family sagas, thrilling whodunits, fast-paced comedies and political intrigues. With witty social dra- mas such as the classic ‘e Chalk Garden’, farcical masterpieces such as Ackybourne’s ‘Body Language’ and our traditional family pantomime ‘Dick Whittington and his Cat’ there truly is something for everyone to enjoy. We open our new season by commemorating the anniversary of World War I with the deeply moving ‘e Accrington Pals’. It promises to be a fitting tribute and the perfect introduction to our panoply of plays. As always, our members have been busy working away to ensure your experience here is a memorable and en- joyable one. ank you, each of you, for your continued support; support that reminds us that this is as much your Little eatre, as it is ours. Some of our long standing subscribers will probably remember this play which was first produced in London in the late fiſties. e illustrious cast included Dames Edith Evans and Peggy Ashcroſt, also Rachel Gurney, and was directed by Sir John Gielgud. e subsequent film featured Deborah Kerr, John Mills, and his daughter, Hayley. For this production, I think we have assembled a very talented cast who will bring this drama, which is very humorous at times, to life! It includes Helen Bennett, Jacquie Wade, Tracey Batchelor, Beth Milligan, Hilary omson, Samantha Roberts, John Sharp and Eric Chadwick. Briefly, the story concerns the eccentric Mrs St Maugham who engages Miss Madrigal as a companion to her spirited granddaughter, Laurel. A former conscientious objector, who is the manservant and fond of Laurel completes the unusual household. Add to this mix of interesting characters, Laurel’s estranged mother and a prestigious judge, who is a long-standing friend of Mrs St Maugham, and many secrets are revealed! e play is a fascinating and enjoyable piece of theatre which reflects the mood of the period in a world still re- covering from the deprivations of the war, but ready to embrace the ‘swinging 60s’.