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Written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft. Directed by Liam Daly
Performed on Thursday 26 November to Saturday 28 November 2009 at Pentyrch Village Hall
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Summary The stage Version of the hilarious British sitcom written by Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft, set in the men's and women's department of Grace Brothers, a large, fictional London store. NODA Review Double entendres and
innuendoes galore in November, when Hilltop presented the stage version of the
classic British television series Are You Being Served, at Pentyrch Village
Hall. Set in a fictional London department store, Grace Brothers, it has all the
ingredients of farce especially when the benevolent employer sends the staff of
the Men and Women's Departments on a subsidised holiday to a one-star hotel on
the Costa Plonka, whilst store refurbishment is carried out. Then the mayhem
begins with naughty liaisons going awry; toilets without locks, hot-bedding
tents, a randy revolutionary and a sexy senorita. With all this going on it is a
credit that Liam Daly, in his maiden production for the company, managed to sort
it all out and achieve a clever, fast moving, laughter filled production. The
cast acquitted themselves well, with colourful characters that bore close
resemblance to their television originals, and overcame the limitations of the
stage to deliver quick-fire comedy and laugh after laugh. The play's many scenes
necessitated a fairly basic staging which proved sufficient and effective to
enable the play to move through the various locations smoothly. A fun evening
that was well worth the journey through the wind and rain to Hilltop and the
staff of Grace Brothers. Cast Mrs Slocombe Karen Thomas Mr Grainger Howard Turnbull Miss Brahms Victoria Walters Mr Rumbold Dai Williams Mr Humphries Huw Williams Mr Lucas Steve Williams Captain Peacock Richard Jones Mr Mash / Don Bernado Bill Pithers Lady Customer Rebecca Church Male Customer Morgan Rees Cesar John Crimmins Conchita Helen Page Taeresa Carla Gambarini Nurse Anna Constantinou
Production Team Director Liam Daly Producer Simon Jones Stage Manager Wayne Brewer Set Design and Construction Wayne Brewer, Lloyd Herniman, Rhys Stapleton Wardrobe Sue Gambarini, Sam Jenkins Backstage Support Iain Campbell, Fiona Jackson, Sian Williams Properties Iain Campbell, Sian Williams Business Manager Bob Petersen Programme Dai Williams Marketing Simon Jones, Becky Church House Manager Bob Petersen Bar Manager Helen Jones Front of House Members and Friends of Hilltop Box Office Brenda Slaughter Photography Becky Church
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