Ruddell, Sam

The Last of The Last Mohicans

Dominick, having packed his wife off on retreat to an obscure saint's shrine, is poised to enjoy an adulterous affair with sexy Grace. Grace arrives, followed by Dominick's wife, followed by Grace's husband - a formidable Aer Lingus pilot. Eventually the evening is resolved amicably although not quite how Dominick intended!



Treasure Island

This year's panto sees us meeting outside the Admiral Benbow Inn owned by Aunt Sally Forth, assisted by her son Jack and his sister Mary. In on the tide comes Long John Silver who holds one half of a treasure map. With him are his merry band of henchmen, Jolly Roger and Blind Pugh & Israel hands and Ben Gunn;

Jim Hawkins, joins the above mentioned along with Squire Trelawney and Doctor Livesey, not forgetting Spot the Dog and together we all sail off on The Hispaniola in search of the long lost treasure. Sally Forth holds the other half of the map and Silver tries to get his hands on it any way he can by hook or by crook!

Arriving on the desert island everyone goes off in search of the treasure which leads to much skull duggery. Who will find the treasure, and will we have a happy ever after?




Too Much Punch For Judy

PunchJudy RehearsalToo Much Punch for Judy tells the true story of an incident which happened on May 20th 1983.

Using only the words of those involved or closely affected, the play explores the problems surrounding the death of Joanna when her sister was at the wheel in a drink-drive incident. The play looks at the sisters relationship with each other and their mother. It then concentrates on the actual crash and immediate aftermath, mainly through the eyes of one the first witnesses at the scene. PC Chris Caten, in real life a good friend of the family, then has to break news of Joanna's death to her mother and Judy in turn, before the mother and daughter are left to deal with their loss.




When Did You Last See Your Trousers?

When Did You Last See Your Trousers by Ray Galton and John Antrobus was the Clubs Autumn play and what a choice to usher out the cold summer and welcome the hoped for warmer winter.
This hilarious farce begins quietly enough with Howard and Penny asleep in bed, when a burglar climbs through the window and proceeds to steal various items, including Howard’s suit! Awakening, Howard announces his intention to get back to his wife! But how is he to make it back to Esher without his trousers, having been left only vest and pants by the burglar? Before you can say “jockey shorts” he is being chased around the flat by his Danish au-pair, the Home Secretary and a rather dubious constable. Add to this a punk with rainbow coloured hair, a gravelly-voiced Captain and a singing telegram Gorilla and you have the ingredients for a night of outrageous fun!
The Show had only five performances and ran from Monday 25th to Friday 29th September 2000 in the Dibble Tree Theatre.



Lovers, Losers

This is the second of two short, complementary plays, Winners and Losers.
In the first play, the lovers are a young couple preparing for their final school exams and their imminent wedding. The girl is pregnant. Although they promise each other happiness, their deaths by drowning save them from a more likely destiny.
In the second play [this one], the lovers are older, but their passion, at first, is no less real. It is their marriage that brings its share of compromises and unhappiness.



One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest

One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest is set in the day room of a state mental hospital. It deals with the change in status quo when an inmate of the local prison feigns insanity to escape the work farm. Randle P McMurphy's arrival on the ward has a dramatic effect on his fellow inmates and life on the ward will never be the same again.

David Cheape chose the above play, based on the best selling novel by Ken Kesey and perhaps best remembered as an iconic film of the 1970’s starring Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito, Christopher Lloyd and Louise Fletcher, as his 3rd production for CTC .

The original play premiered on Broadway in 1963 starring Gene Wilder and Kirk Douglas. It was revised from three to two acts in 1971 and ran for 1,025 performances, helping launch Danny DeVito into the public eye. In 2004 the play took the Edinburgh Festival and then the West End by storm starring Christian Slater, Mackenzie Crook and Frances Barber.

 




Peter Pan

Peter Pan, like its namesake, is a tale which never ages. Children and adults alike have all fallen under the spell of Neverland, a place where children can fly and exciting, and frightening, adventures happen every single day.
To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of J.M. Barrie Carnoustie Theatre Club, were delighted to present the stage version of his much loved book "Peter Pan".
In 1985 Piers Chater Robinson adapted JM Barrie’s book for the stage. Piers' innovative Peter Pan musical score is well known and loved, performed in professional and amateur productions world-wide. The ever loved favourites are still there – Peter Pan, Wendy, John, Michael, the dastardly Captain Hook, pirates, fairies and death defying feats of flying!