Programme for the Elfed School production of Mugs about the history of Buckley"

Elfed High School, Mill Lane, Buckley

19 March 1971

ELFED HIGH SCHOOL BUCKLEY

Presents

"MUGS"

A semi documentary play about the history of the town of Buckley written by the children and staff of the school.

MARCH 18^th and 19^th 1971

Programme 2p

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DIRECTOR'S NOTES

The play you will see this evening is concerned with the history of the town in which our school is situated. However, I must point out that dramatic licence has been a constant factor in our efforts. I mention this because there may well be some in the audience who will know of the events and may well disagree with our interpretation.

May I say in our defence, that the performance is, in the nature of things, an exercise, which we trust you will find interesting and enjoyable. The performance is almost entirely written by the children using techniques taught in drama lessons and drama club. You may well find the staging rather unfamiliar. This is again a development of the drama lesson in an attempt to make the audience feel part of the action. The documentary style which we have tried to develop is one used in educational drama and in professional theatre with increasing frequency, especially in some of the new civic theatres.

Finally, my thanks to all the staff of the school for their help and support, the cast for the tremendous amount of effort and time they have devoted and finally to Mr. Dennis Griffiths whose books provided a fund of information about the town.

I thank you for your support and hope you enjoy the performance.

ANDREW BREAKWELL

THE CAST

Ian Brown

Christine Bunnell

Michael Dodd

Phillip Dutton

John Gee

David Griffiths

Denise Hall

Colin Hatenboer

Christine Howarth

Alison Hughes

Linda Hunt

Elspeth Jenkins

Richard Jones

Karen Kelly

Neil Kendrick

Paul Kirkham

Caroline Morris

Diane Peterson

Hazel Powell

Lesley Powell

Julie Ralphs

Susan Rowlands

Susan Spence

Margaret Stevens

David Thomas

Helen Watson

Sandra Waters

John Webb

Beverly Williams

Production Assistant: Dawn Probert

Lighting: Mr. P. Williams and Mr. J. A. Fellows

assisted by Tom Jones and Emlyn Evans

Properties: Mr. D. Brannan assisted by pupils of the school

Sound: Gordon Hughes

Slides: Mr. Vernon Hughes assisted by pupils of the school

Costumes: Miss Margaret Jones assisted by girls of the cast

Make Up: Miss B. M. Barker assisted by pupils of the school

Publicity and business management: Mr. N. Kerfoot-Owens

assisted by staff and pupils of the school

Refreshments: Mrs. B. Morris assisted by 6^th form girls

Author: Elfed High School

Programme for the Elfed School production of Mugs about the history of Buckley"

Elfed High School, Mill Lane, Buckley

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