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.
A Bolt from the Blue 2015
A Bolt from the Blue was written by David Tristram and first performed in 2006. It is the extraordinary story of an ordinary electrical utilities engineer whose life revolves around the vital but humdrum business of maintaining our power distribution network. Following a bizarre incident in the course of his work, Edward slowly discovers that he appears to have undergone a dramatic and life changing experience which sets him apart from the rest of humanity. His condition, although unnoticed by his wife and ignored by his local doctor, creates mounting interest in specialist medical circles and attracts the admiration of a local lady scientist with a penchant for conducting bizarre longevity experiments on fruit flies. Inevitably, the world’s media get wind of the story and Edward’s strange predicament becomes ever more complex, stormy and explosive.
Amanda Furnival
Ba Faraday
Matt Shaw
David Hurford
Pat Conway
Tara Huffmann
Kate Tuke
Liz Lindsay
Peter Walker
Susan Child
Liz Lindsay
Mike Faraday
Tara Huffmann
Juliet Hall
Pat Conway
Peter Walker
Susan Child
Pat Conway
Susan Child
Narrator 1
Narrator 2
Edward
Farmer
Fire Chief
Paramedics
Mary Jones
Peter Rogers FRCS.
Local Doctor
Hospital Receptionist
Edward Nugent *FIT.
Nurse
Sarah Appleby
Martin Jones
US TV Anchors
DI Thompson
DC Jarvis
Production
Directors
Stage Manager
Properties
Lighting
Special Effects
Costumes
Wigs & Make-up
Set Building
Set Painting
Publicity & Ticket Sales
Bar
Production
Tara Huffman, Philip Goddard
Richard Hare
Linda Mayne
Harrison Bricknell
Philip Goddard, Matt Shaw
Susan Child, Linda Mayne,
Sue Woodruff, Anna Woodruff
Amanda Furnival,
Tim Bucknall, Richard Hare
Graham Cole, Tara Huffman
Pauline Knight
Sports & Social Club
Philip Goddard, Ba Faraday
* Fellow of The Institute of Trichnologists