Or should that be ‘hammed-let’? Travelling with our own outdoor stage modelled on nineteenth century theatre booths, we perform a one hour romp in treasured memory of Hardcastle’s dear departed horse, Hamlet.
The playIet bears - as one would expect of our ragged troupe of ne'er-do-wells – a mere passing resemblance to any play by the Bard.
Sudbury Spoone has penned the script in a style now familiar to the fans of Penny Plain, and the company once again bring to life the on and off stage personae of these players from a bygone era, with knockabout fun and their own tragedies.
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A tale of the various ghostly legends that surround Bolton Priory, "Black Hearted Evil" had more than its fair share of ghosts, blood, tragedy, wrong backcloths and gross overacting.
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... the tale of the notorious Grassington murderer, was our inaugural production, originally commissioned by the Grassington Festival.
The 45 minute piece was rehearsed amidst building the theatre, sourcing the costumes both for the "troupe" and for the characters they portrayed, and finding a cast of sufficient calibre to cope with the demands.
Rehearsals and construction were dogged by bad weather, but from its first performance the result was a huge success, playing to nearly 2000 audience over seven appearances in Grassington, Skipton and beyond.
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