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FAWLTY TOWERSWALDORF SALAD WITH BASIL THE RAT

at The Prospect Playhouse, Red Bay

PERFORMANCESApril 30 (Gala!), May 1, 2, 3, & 4

May 7, 8, 9, 10, & 111997

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Message from the Chairman/Director

Dear Theatre Patrons,

All good things must come co an end and by rhe rremendous success of all theFawley Towers episodes we have staged (eleven co dare) you have rhoughr themgood. In fact last years "Fawley Towers" broke all records for the Society in atren-dances - we even rumed people away on our normal 'quid night THURSDAY!

I muse say rhar I never expecred rhem ro be sc popular nor did I rhink that I would be adaptingand staging all rwelve of rhe TV scripts. It was a good friend of mine and the CDS, Ketti Kennedy(now Mrs Kerri Hulit), who in 1990 was laughing in my earshot whilsr reading a book. Uponenquiring whar was so amusing she showed me the ride "Fawley Towers". Now Kerri is Americanand Fawley Towers is very Brirish and I had no idea rhat it had been shown in America on rhe PBSnetwork - in fact Kerri rold me that PBS even had Fawley Towers mararhons. A germ of an ideaemered my head, and when Kerri suggested I read the book, which contained all rwelve of theFawlty Towers TV scriprs, as she rhoughr some of them could be turned imo plays, rhe idea blos-somed. Thank you Kerri, if ir had nor been for you Fawley Towers would nor have been staged.(See Kerri's Message).

What is my favoutire episode? Basil the Rat. It was one of rhe hardest co stage but, in my opinion,the funniest. That we first performed it at the tiny Victory Theatre (above the now deceased LOtdNelson Pub) was amazing. I have had trouble wirh it now at the large Prospect Playhouse seagewhich we have even enlatged for rhis production. Only one member of the otiginal casr of Basilthe Rar is on stage here and rhat is Roger Carne (The Major). This is the beauey of theatre - it isnever rhe same and I absolutely have forbidden my casr ro imitate the TV show. This is our imer-pretarion and has been very freely adapted. Some roles have been expanded (especially Miss Tibbs)and rhe purisrs will probably hate me. I have [[ied always ro keep conrinuity berween the twOepisodes by amalgamaring characrers and referring to incidents. Well, that's my excuse. What is myfavourire memoryl Tony Rowlands as Basil doing his Hider impersonation with comb above lip inThe Germans. I thought that was funnier than John Cleese.

Many, many thanks to all the accors who have parricipated in Fawlty Towers. Ir became such aninsrirution thar almosr eveeybody in the Socieey wamed to be in it. Almost all our leading acrorsaccepted tiny pans JUSt co say rhey've been in one. We have listed elsewhete in this programme allthe actors who have appeared in the major roles but many, many more have appeared as guesrs.Tim Walsh once made a very memorable appearance as a dead body (after appearing in the veryfirst episode we petformed - "A Touch of Class" as The Major).

Lasdy, thank you to each and everyone of you. Your suPPOrt has been fantastic (Americans will say"Awesome") and it is wirh some sadness that I close the final currain on Fawley Towers.

Colin Wilson DirectociChaitman CDS.

lBest Wishes to the(9ayman

Fawlty TowersWALDORF SAIAD WITH BASIL THE RAT

by John Cleese and Connie Booth

CAST IN ORDER OF APPEARANCE

SYBIL. . . . . . . . . . . . Penny Phillips

MR. CARNEGIE Phil Thomas

BASIL Tony Rowlands

VERAJOHNSTONE Karen Marshal

MARY JOHNSTONE ... Julie Wills

MAJOR GOWEN Roger Came

MISS TIBBS Sue Horrocks

MR. ARRAD Stephen Roy

MRS. ARRAD ..••.... Pamela Graham

MANUEL David Godfrey

POLLY Kate Bowring ~~

MRS. GURKE .•.•.... Madge Tompkins Da:;~ Godfrey

PAVIZ (TERRY) Shahin Nassiri

MRS. HAMILTON ..... Pat Aitchinson

MR HAMILTON Jeffrey Bennett Shahin Nassiri ~Pat Aitchinson Jollier Bennert

DIRECTOR/PRODUCER

STAGE MANAGER

FRONT OF HOUSE

LIGHTING/SOUND

MAKE UP

PROPS

SET DESIGN

SET CONSTRUCTION

PAINTING

BAR MANAGER

Production

Colin Wuson

Peter Phillips

Peter Pasold

John Oliver

Regina Oliver

Bobbie Crockett, Lucy Meakins

Colin Wuson

Peter Phillips with Peter PasoJd

Anne Hedey, Bobbie Crockett,Colin Wuson

Peter Pasold

WAITING CO-ORDINATOR Martin Wicks, Colin Wuson, Peter Pasold

WAITERS

CATERING

BOX OFFICE

PROGRAMME

POSTER DESIGN

PHOTOGRAPHS

Polly, Manuel, Terry, Lucinda, ValerieCottier, Nicki Moore, Katie Moore, etc., etc.

Cracked Conch

Omeria and Phillips Electrical

Sandra Mersinger, Penny Phillips

Sandra Mersinger

Valerie Cottier

Synopsis Of Scenes

ACT ONE

WALDORF SALAD

SCENE 1:

SCENE 2:

ACT TWO

Late Evening

Even la(er [he same evening

BASIL THE RAT

SCENE 1:

SCENE 2;

SCENE 3:

SCENE 4:

Early morning the following week

La[er (he same morning

Morning [he next day

Lunch[ime [he same day

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ThankslThe Cayman Drama Society wishes to [hank [he following people and organisationswho have helped [0 bring [his production to fruition:CITN (Cayman Interna[ional Television (Caribbean) Network L[d.),Ani[a Smith, Mike MaHin,Media Works L[d.,Phillips Elecrrical L[d.,Omeria Gordon,Caymanian Compass,OUI AdveHisers,And anybody else we have inadvenendy forgonen 1:0 mention.

Actors Who Have Appeared in The Leading RolesOt Fawltfj Towers

BASIL Roland Stacey, Clive Munyard, Tony Rowlands

SYBIL Caroline Beresford Wyle, Penny Phillips

MANUEL Peter O'Sullivan, Sydney Coleman, COStas Takaas, David Godfrey

POLLY Kerri Kennedy, Kate Bowring

THE MAJOR Tim Walsh, Roger Carne, John Gaylor

MISS TIBBS Wendy Hillman, Sue Horrocks

AND Valerie Conier and Phil Thomas (who have appeared in many ofthe productions in a variety of roles)

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Message From Kerri (Kennedfj) Hulit

Hello Cayman! I'm sorry I will have to miss the Gala night and FinalEpisode of Fawlty Towers. The first performances at The Victory Theatrewere very "cozy," especially backstage. No room to move around andPeter (Sullivan) running around preparing props. What a great Manuel.And the telephone would never ring on cue!

I have some very special memories of the construction ofThe Prospect Playhouse aswell. The most vivid being when our favourite director, Colin Wilson, fell through ahole in the floor. I had no idea how to get him out!

I would like to thank my friends in the Cayman Drama Society and all my friends inCayman for all the wonderful memories. Hope to see you at Pirates Week.

Keni (Kennedy) Hulit

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