The Fosdyke Saga

Wow!  What a show. Adapted by Alan Plater from the saga by Bill Tidy with music by Bill Wrigley it held and amused the full house audience from beginning to end. Bill Tidy had given permission for the society to use some of his origninal cartoons which were projected on to a screen at the back of the stage. The acting area was on 3 sides, part of which was the auditorium, and the front of the stage. This was the story of the family Fosdyke who had moved from the mines of Griddlesbury to Manchester where the head of the house, Josiah, found a job with mystery man Ben Ditchley who was the Lancashire Tripe King. And the rest is history.  From rag to riches with the Fosdyke family becoming the kingpins of the world market of Tripe.The acting, singing and dancing of the 10 members of the cast was unbelievable! Everyone was absolutely excellent and the 6 gentlemen and 4 ladies gave of their all. The properties were incredible from the aeroplanes of World One (a dog fight between Albert Fosdyke & the Red Baron) to the more earthy samples of tripe. The costumes, sound effects, llghting and projection were impecable and the whole company has to be congratulated for an exceptional show. The closing words from the projection  - A Load of Tripe!

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