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.
Facilitators
Directress of Thespian Expertise
Doyen of‘Harmony & Composition
Terpsichiorean Instructress
Electrical ‘illuminations‘
Verisimilitudinous Audio Effects
Purveyor of Locution
Kinematography
Raiment & Accoutrements Specialist
Master Carpenters
Executor of‘Pictorial Representation
Audacious Auditorium Expertise
Sue Woodruff
Lynden Webb
Laura Bateman
Harrison Bricknell
Amy Woodruff
Marcus Skinner
Cam Axsel
Linda Mayne
Richard Hare
Tim Bucknell
Lucy Schmidt
Mark Camillin, Liam Denny
Choral Troupers
Caroline Hillyard, Judith Hurbrd, Ruth Gould, Eileen Birch, Ellie Meiklejohn, John Birch, Peter Meiklejohn
Children Troupers
Tom Miller, Isabelle Skinner, Megan Shaw, Hattie Shiaw
A Bicycle Made For Two 2016
Thespian Troupers
Tim Bucknall, Fi Chubb, Tara Huffman, Kate Tuke, Susan Childs, Matt Shaw, Mandy Furnival, Peter Walker, Ba Faraday, David Woodruff, Billie Hodge, John Tristram, Jim Fulton, Sue Woodruff, Philip Goddard, Steph Thompson, Harrison Bricknell, Jufian Hurford.
A Bicycle Made For Two marked an entirely new chapter in the Valley Troupers' history. Many of us thought singing was for the birds until Sue Woodruff persuaded us otherwise. With hard work, dedication and a skillfful blend of existing members with imported talent, she managed to achieve some extraordinary results with a bunch of well loved old songs, lots of new ideas and a large cast, many of whom had never before thought themselves capable of performing in a musical production.
Part the First
Introduction and awful jokes
My old man said 'Follow the van'.
Daisy, Daisy
Hello, hello, who’s your lady friend?
Hold your hand out, naughty boy
Run rabbit run
Oh Mr Porter
The old bazaar in Cairo
The Spaniard who blighted my Life
The gallloping major
If I were a rich man
Oh, I do like to be beside the seaside
The lion And Albert
Fall in and follow me / Goodbye-ee
A nautical extravaganza
Tim
Fi, Tara, Kate, Susan, &Matt
Matt & Mandy
Fi, Tara, Kate, Susan, Mandy & Peter
Fi, Tara, Kate, Susan & Peter
Fi, Tara, Susan, Ba, David & Children
Billie
John T, Kate, & Matt
Jim, Eileen, Mandy & Sue
Philip, Susan, Fi, Steph, BA, Matt, David
Tom
Tom, Isabelle, Megan, Hattie
Steph
Tom, Isabelle,Megan, Hattie
Kate, Mandy, Susan, Matt, David,
Harrison, Philip, Alex
Part the Second
Introduction and even worse jokes
Three little maids
The 'Tiddly Pom'
A modern major general
Five foot two, eyes of blue
Daddy wouldn't buy me a bow-wow
A damsel in distress (silent movie)
The marrow song
The gas man cometh
The honeysuckle and the bee
Burlington Bertie from Bow
Underneath the arches
On Mother Kelly's doorstep
Down at the old Bull and Bush
The Nationl Anthem
Tim
Ba, Mandy & Susan
Matt & David
Philip, Fi, Caroline, Eileen
John, Fi, Sue, Tara, Susan, Kate
Ba, Steph, Mandy
Charlie, Harry, Harrison, Tom, Tara, Bill Hammond, Doogie-doo
Julian, David, Tara, Ba & Fi
Peter, Ba, Mandy, Susan, Steph, & Liz
Eileen, John, A bumblebee
Billie
Jim, Philip, Kate, Susan, Matt, Fi & David
Fi, Caroline, Eileen, John, Jim
The Company
The Company