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.
Laughter in the Dark 2010
was written by Victor Lucas in 1954. Strangely comic events are occurring at the faded and eerie manor of Creeching Cheyney. An oddly assorted group of people are assembled on a snowy Christmas Eve to hear the reading of a will which lays down certain stipulations before they can inherit their legacies. A creepy butler, who is not all he seems, an uninvited guest in the shape of a large Red Indian, various ghosts and rattling chains add to the confusion.
Cast
Gripe, a revolting butler
Alathea Budgett, a domineering woman
Herbert Budgett, her short-sighted husband
Belinda Budgett, their shrewd daughter
Cyril Carraway, an amiable, fatuous young man
Bunny Tucker, a lively, likeable young lady
Thundercloud, a large Greek Red Indian
Miss Gosforth, a legal lady
Lydia Prentice, a sophisticated secretary
Alec Ogleby, a film producer with a roving eye
Montague Cheyney, a mouldy, decaying figure
Aunt Emily Budgett, a fierce spinster
Production
Director and producer
Prompt
Properties
Set construction
Set painting
Costumes
Lighting and sound
Make up
Special effects
Ticket sales & publicity
Bar
Programme
Philip Goddard
Tara Huffman
Pat Conway
Amanda Furnival
Matt Shaw
Abbie Sowden
Brian North
Billie Hodge
Sue Child
Mike Faraday
Zach Bricknell
Judy Watts
Barbara Faraday
Liz Lindsay
Pat Beard
Richard Hare, Tim Bucknall,
Simon Potter, Philip Goddard
Graham Cole
Tricia North
Simon Potter
Tricia North, Liz Lindsay, Sue Woodruff
Pat Beard, Richard Hare, Alex Woodruff Pauline Knight
Sports and social club
John Platt
Dress Rehearsal Video The equipment available in 2010 did not allow HD videos to be shot during performances. This video, of a dress rehearsal gives a better view than would have been possible with an audience present.