Team Spirit

Ombersley Dramatic Society – Team Spirit

Team Spirit is a completely new play to me written by Jeremy Carrad and somewhat similar to the very successful play and film ‘Quartet’. The residents at Oldthorpe House are all elderly retired Officers of Her Majesty’s Forces and when a new resident arrives and turns out to be a woman, shock horror! This shatters the tranquillity of their lives which is compounded by reports that one of the Officer’s has allegedly committed an atrocity on French civilians during the last war. The fourteen strong cast made the most of the humour and pathos of the piece which of course is brought to a satisfactory conclusion. This is a lovely small village Society and the performance in the cosy village hall delighted an appreciative audience. This is a first production for Tracey Venables and a very good one too. No doubt we shall see others directed by her in the future. An excellent set, sound and lighting enhanced the production and we even had tea or coffee delivered to us in our seats during the interval. What else could one wish for? The enthusiasm and quality of the performances was palpable from all involved. I enjoyed the play immensely and so did the full house audience.

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