Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, May 20th, 1999 Clitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley 422331 (Classified)


Julia’s search for ‘angels’ or ‘cherubs’ to fund comedy staged by student company


by Tim Procter


LAW student Julia Kent (20) has turned theatrical producer. Now she is following the best


trad i t io n s of the stage by appealing for "angels" - financial backers - to help capitalise a restoration comedy tour by the s tu d e n t company she and a friend founded and run. There will also be an appearance


at the Edinburgh Festival, early showcase of many famous talents, in August. I t is hoped that some angels may be found in the Ribble Valley, at £50 a unit. Alternative­ ly, "cherub" membership is on offer at £25. "As supporters of the arts, angels


company. The family home is in Fairfield


Close, Clitheroe and Miss Kent is a former pupil of the town's St Michael and St John RC Primary School, where her mother was previ­ ously head teacher, and St Augus­ tine's RC High School, Billington. Miss Kent earned 11 GCSE pass­


es at Grade A and went on to Black­ burn College before winning a place at Mansfield College, Oxford. She is now taking the final examinations for her law degree, but is aiming for a career in the theatre. The "100 Per Cent Proof" compa­


Constant Couple," which moves te t through a plot packed with deceit, cross-dressing, midnight liasions, mistaken identities and revenge. Music and exceptional costumes supplement a very portable set to give an authentic atmosphere. The eight-strong cast includes


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ny was formed two years ago by Miss Kent and Oxford English stu­ dent Miss Laura Baggaley, of Lon­ don, to put on a play written by a


friend.


and cherubs have the satisfaction of being theatrical benefactors at a minimal risk and it the production makes any profit, so do they," says Miss Kent, of Clitheroe, who is sliortly having her waist-length hair cut off for sponsor money. She is not a player, but concen­ trrates on the production side of the


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Everyone enjoyed it — so two more plays have been staged since. Careful management and excellent support has ensured financial stabil­ ity, giving the team a sound base from which to honourably invite angel or cherub support. Best con­ temporary business methods are adopted and there is even a website. The latest productuion is "The


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some students who have television experience and all are keen to work hard for success. The tour starts at the Little Theatre, Colne, from August 31st to September 4th and then moves to Exeter, with the cli­ max at the end of the month at the Bristol Redgrave Theatre. It is pos­ sible that the company will also be at the Waterfront Hall, Belfast. Earlier, there will bo a week's pre­ view in Oxford, following the Edin­ burgh appearance. I t will all bo excellent experience for Miss Kent and any other company members hoping to enter the jam-packed the­


atrical profession. Miss Kent's father is a part-time


lecturer at Blackburn College and a senior examiner at advanced level in biology and business studies. Years ago, he used to sell jokes to BBC R4.


----- ------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------- - Ex-fiframmar school pupils travel far for class rcuiiion


OLD school ties led to a journey of more than 3,000 miles for a former Clithcroe woman. Now resident in Mass­


achusetts, Mrs Kathleen Dent (nee Jackson) jot­ ted into the Ribblo Val­ ley to attend a reunion of Clithoroe Girls' Grammar School's Class


of '46. Hold at Waddington's


Moorcock Inn, it was the fifth time in 15 years the class (pictured) had reconvened, with Mrs Dent achieving a 100% attendance record. With other guests


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Lightning hits hospital’s


copper roof A DRAMATIC lightning strike hit a copper cupola roof at Calderstones Hos­ pital, Whalley, during last week's storms. There was some alarm as


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current flashed through telephone cables and smashed tiles near the cupo­ la on an administration


building. Offices were briefly illu­


minated by the flash, which burned out some cables, but no one was injured. Howev­ er, the damage bill will run well into four figures. The Chief Executive of


A member of DBS Fin.inciol Mnn.igemcnt PLC, which is reguioted by the Personai invcslment Authority.


Calderstones NHS Trust, Mr Russ Pearce, says that the cupola might well have attracted the lightning, but safety features minimised the damage. Some disruption was


caused to working arrange­ ments tor a time.


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