Archives - The Happiest Days of Your Life

by John Dighton

Directed by Keith Thompson

Saturday 27th December 1986 – Saturday 3rd January 1987 in the Auditorium

In the immediate post-war years, a girls’ public school is billotted on a boys’ public school. The staff of the respective schools battle over the facilities whilst trying to conceal the fact from the parents… a classic farce.

The Happiest Days of Your Life by John Dighton - Poster

Part of the Barn’s 1986/1987 season

Presented by The Barn Theatre Club

Cast

Dick Tassell	-	Derek Palmer
Rainbow	-	Ron Jolly
Rupert Billings	-	Alan Corlett
Godfrey Pond	-	Stanley Meyrick
Miss Evelyn Whitchurch	-	Vaughan Meyrick
Miss Gossage	-	Jan Sayer
Hopcroft Minor	-	Shreety Raval
Barbara Cahoun	-	Sara While
Joyce Harper	-	Carol-Ann Grieg
Rev Edward Peck	-	Michael Baylis
Edgar Sowter	-	Brenda Newey
Mrs Sowter	-	Ray Newton
Other Pupils	-	Maryam Rodway
		Lydia Mingorance
		Alison Woodcraft

Creative team

Director	-	Keith Thompson
Stage Manager	-	Janet Lloyd
Assistant Stage Manager	-	Juliet Lloyd
Set Construction	-	Pat Finch
		Keith Haywood
		Paul Jennings
		Members of The Barn Theatre Club
Lighting	-	Eric Farlie
		Pam Farlie
		Andrew Lomas
Sound	-	Derek Palmer
Sound	-	Stephen Thompson
Properties	-	Denise Duffy
Properties	-	Jean Amato
Costumes	-	Janet While
Costumes	-	Shirley Thompson
Prompter	-	Peggy Thompson
Production Assistant	-	Dorothy Otterburn
Production Secretary	-	Shirley Thompson