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.
And then there were none 2011 is a detective story by Agatha Christie first published in 1939 under the title 'Ten Little Niggers' but later changed for obvious reasons to its current title. It has sold over 100 million copies, making it not only Agatha Christie's best selling novel but also one of the best selling books of all time. First staged in 1943, the story was later screened in several film versions and is even on sale as a video game. The play is set during a storm on Burgh Island off the coast of South Devon, its art deco hotel on the island being a favourite haunt of Agatha Christie before WWII. Much restored, it remains a hotel to this day. The nursery rhyme 'Ten Little Indians' (or Soldiers) is central to the plot and a framed copy is displayed over the fireplace together with ten little figurines.
Cast
Rogers, man-servant
Narracot, a boat boy
Mrs Rogers, cook
Vera Claythorne, secretary
Guests:
Captain Lombard
Anthony Marston
William Blore
General Mackenzie
Emily Brent
Sir Lawrence Wargrave
Dr Armstrong
Production
Director and producer
Prompt
Stage Manager
Properties
Set construction
Set painting
Costumes
Lighting and sound
Make up
Special effects
Ticket sales & publicity
Bar
Programme
Ron Pocock
Zach Bricknell
Elizabeth Lindsay
Sue Woodruff
Matt Shaw
Harry Hall
Pat Conway
Mike Faraday
Billie Hodge
Philip Goddard
Susan Child
Ba Faraday
Amanda Furnival
Tara Huffman
Bea Pocock, Tara Huffman
Richard Hare, Tim Bucknall, Simon Potter, Philip Goddard
Graham Cole, Elizabeth Lindsay
Judy Watts, Amanda Furnival, Tara Huffman
Simon Potter
Tara Huffman, Bea Pocock, Amanda Furnival
Richard Hare
Pauline Knight
Sports and Social Club
John Platt