On Sunday afternoon we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves watching many of our HE friends perform 'Idle Jack'. As reported in 'This is Lincolnshire' ...
TALENTED local actresses woke up a muddle-minded character from a children's picture book to raise money for Save The Children.
Idle Jack, along with his mother, a thatcher, a beekeeper, a goatherd, a baker, a butcher, a beautiful maiden and a menagerie of animals were brought to life in a hilarious musical production by Homemade Drama.
They brainstormed ideas, perfected the script, made props and costumes, publicised the event, baked cakes for the after-show refreshments and did brilliant singing and acting.
North Muskham Community Centre was packed for the event and the audience included the Mayor of Newark and several local volunteers from Save The Children, who were delighted with the £81.32 raised.
Then, this afternoon we went to see Michael Morpurgo's 'Private Peaceful' at Newark Palace Theatre. I'd previously tried to arrange a group visit to see this in Mansfield but there was no interest for an evening performance so was delighted that eight families joined us. This was the first time we had visited this small theatre, which is gloriously old-fashioned and ornate, with excellent visibility from the whole auditorium, so I will be keeping an eye out for more here.
Private Peaceful is performed as a soliloquy, as he looks back over his life whilst awaiting a firing squad at dawn for disobeying orders. It is an incredibly powerful piece , and we left feeling quite numb in spite of the beautiful sunshine outside.
In complete contrast, this evening we are going to see Hairspray with friends from dancing. Still thought-provoking, but a lot of fun too ;0)
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