Chase Me Up Farndale Avenue, S'il vous plait

Another offering from the “Farndale” series described as “a comedy tres saucy” by David McGillivray and Walter Zerlin Jnr. And this it certainly was with the five cast members playing several characters and even at times exchanging characters - the audience at times must have been completely confused – as I am sure the cast were!! In the great tradition of farce this was a superb production from the opening ”hoover” capers of Heather Adam Officer as Felicity the long legged French maid to the whole company performing an energetic can-can led by the excellent quartet of dancers – Chloe Christie, Aisling Doyle, Mary Miller, and Tamara Scherwitzel (memories of “Orpheus)! The main upholders of the great farce tradition of course were the members of the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society entertaining their continental guests from Stonehaven-sur-Mer and the catastrophic happenings when things went awry. These were things which struck chords in all of us who have been involved in the amateur theatre – and probably professional too – with the wardrobe mistress who had to step in for a missing actor and read from the script, hilariously handled by Liz Forrest as Minnie. The chairman of the guild, Mrs Reece (Lynn Zaccarini) tried masterly to keep things under control while her friend Thelma (Freda Adams) was more interested in the goings-on of her husband and his “companion” in the lighting box. The sole male member of the cast, Gordon (Tim Roberts) landed in every farcical situation imaginable with the ladies – and the cross-dressing “males” as well. A number of technical happenings like collapsing sets, upside-down doors and sound mishaps all added to the fun. An absolutely outstanding evening of good old-fashioned comedy played by a very talented group of actors. Thank you Ury players

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