
Something in the tea
Aline? The philtre? You have tasted it?
Oh yesh…….

Aline? The philtre? You have tasted it?
Oh yesh…….
Piracy in Paignton? How the Pirates of Penzance came to Devon. Allow me to introduce you to Arthur Dendy. No, not the towel-toting galactic traveller. That was Arthur Dent. Arthur Hyde Dendy was the upright, uptight Birmingham barrister who transformed Paignton from a place famous for little more than growing cabbages into a flourishing seaside…
Sadly we had to cancel our production of Calamity Jane because of the pandemic. “Where the Injun arrows are thicker than porcupine quills!”
Something in the tea Aline? The philtre? You have tasted it? Oh yesh…….
“Enter fairy – up right” is a stage direction. Not to be confused with “Enter fairy – upright”. Which isn’t.
Both Arthur Sullivan and William Gilbert enjoyed being wealthy and living well but Gilbert thought Sullivan profligate…
In 2017 , Chris ran the infamous Spine challenge. Here’s his report..