Rehearsals are coming along for The Scarlet Pimpernel.

Wednesday was a fantastic evening of workshopping scenes, the dance choreography for the Princess of Wales’ ball, created by Sophia, and the final fight between Chauvelin & Sir Percy during the mob storming the prison.

Our cast worked their socks off, and this is going to look absolutely incredible.

Meantime the costume team are putting things together for the cast, and the costume designs are absolutely stunning.

Info on our show tour at https://www.southdevonplayers.com/box-office.html

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Chapter one of TEN GIGS, my selective memoir, is now up on my substack.

Whitby bandstand. August 1983. The show that changed my life.

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https://matricardo.substack.com/p/ten-gigs-chapter-one

MONDAY MATINEE MUSIC VIDEO Clips from “Aladdin” featuring Davy Jones & Chris Andrews. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKxXNJf7YPk

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On Monday we were thrilled to bring some of our amazing actors to perform excerpts of Jekyll & Hyde to Brixham Good Companions at Brixham United Reformed Church. Jan, who owns the cafe Flour Flower, sent these pictures she grabbed of some of our actors, and sent this wonderful feedback screenshotted as well.

While as a rule we only do full scale performances, we do take two or three excerpt performances to local community charities to help show what we do, and Brixham Good Companions is one of our regular stops in this list. Thank you so much to Jan and everyone for making us so welcome - see you in the Spring, with excerpts from The Scarlet Pimpernel

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Dame Patricia Routledge: Celebrated Actress Known for 'Keeping Up Appearances' Dies at 96

Dame Patricia Routledge, who died aged 96, was a distinguished and versatile British actress renowned for her iconic role as Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances. Routledge embodied a comic portrayal of middle-class English snobbery with warmth and sharp wit, capturing audiences ... [More info]

An enormous thank you to South Devon Sound who have sponsored us with the donation of an amazing follow spot for our shows, this is absolutely stunning - here modelled by Sophie, one of our technical team , trying it out today in our Jekyll & Hyde rehearsals.

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Just the way we love it - ranging from BAFTA winners to total beginners, regular faces and new faces, our actors and crew working on our steampunk horror of Jekyll & Hyde , are an incredible team all working joyfully alongside one another - meet them here!

https://www.southdevonplayers.com/latest-news1/meet-some-of-the-cast-and-crew-for-jekyll-hyde

(Photos from third rehearsal last Wednesday at Chestnut Community Centre)

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