The Valley Troupers Northleigh
Formed in 1992, The Valley Troupers have staged a wide variety of productions at Northleigh's Village Hall. A one-night entertainment at the Harvest supper that year has grown into a regular annual production. We are always looking for members, so if you are interested in acting or helping behind the scenes, do get in touch. Rehearsals at Northleigh's village hall usually start at 7.45pm each Thursday evening from mid September until performance dates in late March or early April. Ask any member of the Troupers for details of the current production.
Brush with a Body 2018
Brush With a Body by Maurice McLoughlin was first performed in London in 1962 and by VT in 1996. From the moment an Irish chimney sweep turns up at Sybil Walling's rambling three-storey house, things go from bad to worse for Henry Walling and his sisters. Their less than helpful housekeeper has problems of her own, made more complex by an over-zealous police sergeant. Kate's boyfriend adds to the trouble, as does a South American ambassador's step-daughter. Inspector Hardy has no hope of concluding his investigation as he hasn't the faintest idea what is going on. Henry's fiancée arrives to find the household in chaos, but after realising all is not quite as it first appears, happily joins in. This year, the Valley Troupers celebrated their twenty sixth year. Some of those who acted in the original production took part again in this clever comedy.
Cast
Sara Walling
Cynthia Walling
Mr Flaherty, a chimney sweep
Mrs D'Arcy, the housekeeper
Henry Walling, a psychiatrist
Paul Martell, an actor
Sybil Walling
Det. Inspector Hardy
Sergeant Bray
Rosita Hernandez
Hon. Pamela Colefax
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Kate Tuke
Amanda Furnival
Jim Fulton
Jan Fulton
Matt Shaw
Julian Hurford
Susan Child
John Tristram
Mike Faraday
Angela Claudino Da Silva
Juliet Hall
Production Team
Direction
Prompt
Set Construction
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Set decorating / painting
Costumes
Make up
Sound, Music & Lighting
Posters and programme
Ticket Sales
Bar & Raffle
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Ba Faraday, Philip Goddard
Stephanie Thompson
Tim Bucknall, Richard Hare,
Peter Smith
Tara Huffman, Mike Faraday
Jean Field
Liz Lindsay, Ba Faraday
Philip Goddard
Phil Hall
Pauline Knight
Village Hall Committee & helpers
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