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On a cold spring morning in 1963 five women came out of Holloway Prison.
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[[Image:5women.jpg|thumb|300px|Poster by [[Mark Davies]]]]
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Loveable, diminutive Diane Richards, from Ireland, 24, Forgery
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by [[Tony Parker]]
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Joe Bishop, donkey jacketed lesbian drug addict from London, 30, Burglary
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[[Director|Directed]] by [[Janet Haney]]
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Soft spoken, genteel Miss McDonald, Edinburgh, 40, Fraud
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Performances: 8pm, Tue 24th January – Sat 1st February [[2012]], [[Prompt Corner]]
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dour, bitter, Janie Preston, Lancashire, 60, Larceny
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== Introduction ==
and spirited optimistic 17 year old Millie, Black, for running away from a children's home
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On a cold spring morning in 1963 five women were released from Holloway Prison.
Each of these women agreed to give their life story to an unassuming writer, Tony Parker who would become famous not only for his books on criminals but also lighthouse keepers, striking miners, and Studs Terker. He was also  a prolific writer for TV (Z-cars, Softly Softly, Juliet Bravo etc). In the 60s The BBC commissioned Five Women as Play For Today, but suddenly dropped it, apparently worried that the public would be unable to distinguish fact from fiction. A row between artists and management ensued in the Radio Times until a cut version was eventually screened in 1969. Perhaps the controversy was less to do with the question 'is it art' (Parker's work undoubtedly is), than the difficulty of hearing about real women living less than ideal lives. Our version of this play will be devised from the original text into five monologues
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Each of these women agreed to give their life story to an unassuming writer, Tony Parker. In the 1960's the BBC commissioned Five Women as a 'Play For Today', but suddenly it was dropped, the BBC worried that the public would be unable to distinguish fact from fiction. A row between artists and management ensued in the Radio Times until a cut version was eventually screened in 1969. Perhaps the controversy was less to do with the question 'is it art?' than the difficulty of hearing about real women living less than ideal lives. Our version of this play was devised from the original text into five monologues.
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== Cast ==
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*Janie Preston - [[Margaret Glenn]]
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*Joe Bishop  - [[Hayley Conick]]
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*Diane Richards - [[Natalie Allison]]
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*Miss McDonald - [[Sue Jacobsen]]
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*Millie Jackson - [[Anita Onwuegbuzie]]
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== Crew ==
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* Assistant Director - [[Jenny Ochera]]
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* Sound Design - [[Ri Iyovwaye]] & [[Janet Haney]]
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* Lighting Design - [[Mark Davies]]
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* Lighting and Sound Operator - [[Sarah Farage]]
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* Stage Manager - [[Jess Osorio]]
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* Photography - [[Phil Gammon]]
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* Costumes - Cast, [[Val Williams]]
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* Poster - [[Mark Davies]]
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* Props - [[Alan Buckman]], [[Margaret Glenn]], [[Lucia Rosenwald]], [[Val Williams]]
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Thanks to Keith Soothill, Tim Parker, Julian Petley, Tony Garnett and Roy Battersby for their help and encouragement. Also to SLT and all its volunteers, in particular [[Richard Bennison]], [[Helen Chadney]], [[Carole Coyne]], [[Jeanette Hoile]], [[Simon Holland|Si Holland]], [[Dave Hollander]], [[Mark Ireson]], [[Gavin Parker]], [[Lisa Thomas]], BoxO, & Bar.
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== Reviews ==
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Some review quotes go here
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== Gallery ==
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== Reminiscences and Anecdotes ==
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Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production.  Please leave your name.  Anonymous entries may be deleted.
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== See Also ==
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Have there been other SLT productions of this play?  Link to them here.
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Or add anything that is related ''within this site''.  The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.
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== References ==
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<references/>
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== External Links ==
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*'''[http://www.someplace.com/thisplay This play on the web]
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[[Category:Productions]]
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[[Category:Prompt Corner Productions]]

Latest revision as of 13:26, 29 January 2012

Poster by Mark Davies

by Tony Parker

Directed by Janet Haney

Performances: 8pm, Tue 24th January – Sat 1st February 2012, Prompt Corner


Introduction

On a cold spring morning in 1963 five women were released from Holloway Prison. Each of these women agreed to give their life story to an unassuming writer, Tony Parker. In the 1960's the BBC commissioned Five Women as a 'Play For Today', but suddenly it was dropped, the BBC worried that the public would be unable to distinguish fact from fiction. A row between artists and management ensued in the Radio Times until a cut version was eventually screened in 1969. Perhaps the controversy was less to do with the question 'is it art?' than the difficulty of hearing about real women living less than ideal lives. Our version of this play was devised from the original text into five monologues.

Cast

Crew

Thanks to Keith Soothill, Tim Parker, Julian Petley, Tony Garnett and Roy Battersby for their help and encouragement. Also to SLT and all its volunteers, in particular Richard Bennison, Helen Chadney, Carole Coyne, Jeanette Hoile, Si Holland, Dave Hollander, Mark Ireson, Gavin Parker, Lisa Thomas, BoxO, & Bar.

Reviews

Some review quotes go here


Gallery

Reminiscences and Anecdotes

Members are encouraged to write about their experiences of working on or seeing this production. Please leave your name. Anonymous entries may be deleted.

See Also

Have there been other SLT productions of this play? Link to them here.

Or add anything that is related within this site. The author's page for instance or other plays with a similar theme.

References

<references/>

External Links