Children's Show (1978)
Children's Show
- Where Is the Martian? by Val Elliott
- Star Bores by Sebastian Phillips
- Inspector Clueseau and the Golden Egg by Sebastian Phillips
Performances: Sat 17th – Sun 18th June 1978, Prompt Corner
Contents
Introduction
Showcase of work by the SLTC Saturday morning drama classes
Cast
Where Is The Martian? (five to 11 age group)
Star Bores/ Inspector Clueseau and the Golden Egg (11 to 15 age group)
- ?/ Chief Inspector Drayfous - Darren Clarke
- ?/ Inspector Clueseau - Sebastian Phillips
- Character 3 - Philip Parker
Crew
Reviews
The Advertiser, Thurs., June 22, 1978. ...and the children's show at South London Theatre Centre / The children who attend Saturday morning drama classes at SLTC took the stage last weekend for three performances in the Prompt Corner. / Val Elliott presented her five to 11 age group in a short play called "Where Is The Martian?" and the main part of the programme was given over to Mary Mawby's 11 to 15 age group. / I found the work of the younger children very refreshing. / Val Elliott was too modest to ascribe her name to "Where Is The Martian?" though I understand she was responsible for the basic script, which was then worked on by the children themselves. / It told a simple story with a strong magical element, and the youngsters attacked it with zest and confidence. / The older children were less impressive. One of their number, Sebastian Phillips, contributed two plays as author. This seemed excessiver in view of the extreme feebleness of "Star Bores", which lived up to its name. / His "Inspector Clueseau and the Gold Egg" was better, though overlong and self-indulgent. Another parady, this time of the accident-prone Insp Clouzot, it featured a hectic performance by Darren Clarke as Chief Insp Drayfous that might have been brilliant if he had shown a trifle more restraint.
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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As a group of young teenagers, I guess we had quite a silly sense of humour, so the plays we put on amused us more than critic! Star Wars was just out, and I played some sort of robot, with my costume an old motorcycle helmet painted silver, with a scarf over my face! Peter Sellars Inspector Clouseau was still a comic phenomenon, so that was the basis for our other play. Philip Parker (cast member)
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