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Montrose Town Hall
The Last of The Last Mohicans
| Year | 2008 | Venue(s) | Aberdeen Arts Centre|Dibble Tree Theatre|Eden Court Theatre, Inverness|Montrose Town Hall | Style | One Act Plays | Director(s) | Gibson, Betty|Gibson, Dick | Actors | Doherty, George|Ruddell, Sam|Wilson, Grant | Actresses | Brymer, Kim|Doran, Carolyn | Awards | Alex Drummond Trophy|Grampian Television Trophy|Ian McKay Trophy|Kennedy Thompson Quaich|Shiells Trophy | Playwright(s) | Leonard, Hugh |
We'll Be Home Tomorrow
The play is a wryly observed comic drama on family life. School breaks up and the annual summer holiday begins. 'Where to go?' presents the first problem, followed by the interminable car journey, arrival, a sortie to the beach and a minefield of disasters which the family encounter along the way.
Basically it's a family's 'typically British' annual summer holiday, set roughly in the early 70s when every family went off on a seaside holiday (every year!) The play progresses through various short scenes depicting the car journey, the roadside picnic, getting there (eventually), the hotel, the beach, the talent contest, the holiday romance... the list goes on.
Everyone will be able to identify with something in the play.
Too Much Punch For Judy
| Year | 2007 | Venue(s) | Birnam Arts and Conference Centre, Dunkeld|Dibble Tree Theatre|Greenock Arts Centre|Montrose Town Hall | Style | One Act Plays | Director(s) | Gibson, Betty | Actors | Doherty, George|Laing, Ali|Ruddell, Sam|Strachan, Paul|Wilson, Grant | Actresses | Brymer, Kim|Easton, Lynne|Gordon, Muriel|McCreadie, Linzi | Awards | Jess Milne Quaich|Kay Fleming Cup | Playwright(s) | Wheeller, Mark |
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Too 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.

