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.
Candied Peel 1994
The play is set in autumn 1937 at the country residence of James Ondersley, chairman of a successful family company. James has an unlikely passion for nibbling candied peel, but discovers a gift box of his favourite confectionery to be impregnated with poison. He arranges a party at his weekend retreat and invites a selection of guests, any of which, he suspects, could be the poisoner. A detective also arrives to investigate. The truth slowly unfolds as the weekend passes, to the discomfiture of many of the tense guests.
Cast
James Ondersley
Lucy French, James' secretary
Seddons, the butler
Grace Lenner, James' ward
Henrietta, the maid
Miss Pethington, Village Institute
Dr Wadd, Arrowley Doctor
Leonard Brisby, business partner
Claire Brisby, Leonard's wife
Oswald Monk, an Inventor
Mrs Cortonhart, a friend
Mr Harris, the detective
Production
Director
Stage Management
Prompt
Lighting
Sound
Loan of staging and furnishings
Producer
Tim Bucknell
Amanada Furnival
Mike Faraday
Fiona Taylor
Abbi Smith
Susan Child
Alan White
John Platt
Tara Huffman
Nigel Carnelly
Barbara Faraday
Roger Tucker
Ron Whitworth
John Baber
May Hunt
Bruce Young
Don Hunt
William Furnival
Ba Faraday
