Clitheroe Advertiser & Times, October 28th, 2004


Ciitheroe 422324 (Editorial), 422323 (Advertising), Burnley


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compiled by DUNCAN SMITH (tek 01200 422324)! Good Godber!


JOHN GODBER is probably our best-known and most prolif­ ic living playwright and TV writer - and the inventive genius behind the latest produc­ tion by the Ribchester Amateur Theatrical Society. Born across the Pennines, Godber trained at Bretton Hall, Wakefield, where the RATS’ own Jo Shipman has just start­ ed a course. While still learning his craft, Godber won many stu­ dent and Edinburgh Fringe awards. His best-known plays include


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“Happy Families”, which the RATS performed several years ago, “Perfect Pitch” and ‘Thick as a Brick”, both of which members saw performed at the Bolton Octagon, and “On the Piste” and “Up 'n' Under” - the film version of which was recently shown again on TV. Another Godber triumph is


“Bouncers”, which the RATS will perform next month. Set in the 1980s, “Bouncers”


is a play about Friday and Sat­ urday night out in a Northern town. The bouncers of the title work at “Mr Cinders”, the disco in town where boy meets girl, boy kisses girl, girl throws up and boy gets bounced out! The wonderful and clever


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thing about the play is tha t while we meet all the characters


- the bouncers themselves, the boys preparing for their night out, the girls at the hairdressers, the disc jockeys, a group of Hooray Henrys, punks and yuppies - there are only ever four people on stage. The same four actors portray


all the parts almost without leaving the stage. And who are these clever and versatile actors? Rob Hindle, Kevan Thompson, Guy Mason and Keith Flood are the cast. Directed and produced by


Robin Simmons, the play relies on lighting and music effects to help the actors set the scenes and here, Mike Standen has returned to twiddle the knobs. It is a very funny play, but


the language is strong and the sexual references are not for the faint-hearted. Robin recom­ mends, as a guideline for par­ ents, a minimum age of 15. “Bouncers” takes the stage at


Ribchester Parochial Church Hall on November 10th, 11th and 12th, with the bar open from 7 p.m. and curtain up at 7- 45 p.m. 'Tickets, priced at £4, are


available in advance from Jean Skilbeck on 01254 878530 or any committee member. You will not want to miss this


one. It's very funny and a bit dirty!


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Satire on status o f celebrities


“DROWNING ON DRY LAND” at The Octagon Theatre, Bolton.


IDO like Sir Alan Ayckbourn’s plays and so, it seems, do many. I found myself sitting next to a whole bus load | from Clitheroe.


“Drowning on Dry Land” is an up-to-date satire on I


the modern cult of celebrity, the denizens of “Hello” and | “OK” and “I’m a Celebrity... Get Me out of Here!” Charlie Conrad (Stephen Beckett) is famous for being I


a no-winner and all-round good egg, but he finds himself entrapped by a foolish escapade with a children’s enter­ tainer and, 3vith stunning rapidity, he loses his fame, his money, his wife and his children. All this gives Ayck­ bourn opportunities for mocking the media, the law and | many other targets. The prize for the evening has to go to Stuart Fox in the I


wonderfully-written part of Hugo de Prescourt (in the tradition of Restoration Comedy names). In a comic tour-de-force he demolishes the case of seemingly pathet­ ic Marsha Bates (Sarah Moyle) and her lawyer, Simeon [ Biggs (Paul Kemp). Melanie Gutteridge plays Charlie’s unhappy wife, and I


Adrian Mcloughlin is Jason, his agent. Bille-Clare Wright is Gale, the venomous TV interviewer, initially ] out to destroy him, but later in need of his friendship, Stephen Beckett conveys all of Charlie’s naive charm ]


and succeeds in retaining the audience’s syihpathj'. Ayckbourn has a characteristic structure to his plays: I


shouting with laughter; followed by a more reflective I finale, which allows the characters and audience to I reflect on what has happened. I t works!


a clever, amusing first act, setting up the plot and char­ acters; then a hilarious second act that has the audience


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■ THE popular lunchtime concerts held in Knowle Green Village Hall will feature Nicola Smedley on flute and Russell Lomas on piano next Thursday. Nicola is a postgraduate stu­ dent at the Royal Academy of Music and has recently completed a tour with the RAM Orchestra and Elton John. Her programme will include “La Flute de Pan” by Mouquet. The lunch following the concert will be lasagne and salad plus a pudding.


EVENTS - OCTOBER 29TH TO NOVEMBER 4TH Losang Dragpa Buddhist College


and Meditation classes in Clitheroe Books, 29 Moor Lane, each Wednesday at 7 to 8-30 p.m. Advice and information surgeries,


by the pension service at Whalley Adult Centre, Station Road, 1 to 3- 30 p.m., no appointment necessary Inquiries, tel. 01254 822717. 29th - Newton Village Hall, con­


cert by the Houghton Weavers in aid of St Hubert’s RC Church, Dunsop Bridge, 8 p.m. Tickets available from St Hubert’s, tel. 01200 448231, and Puddleducks Post Office, Dunsop Bridge. 29th - Bolton-by-Bowland Vil­


lage Hall, auction of household items and bric-a-brac in aid of St Peter and St Paul’s Church. View­ ing from 7 p.m., auction 7-30 p.m. 30th - Thwaites Theatre, Black­


burn, North Star Opera, presents ” A Night of Puccini”, excerpts from La Boheme, Tosca and Madam Butterfly, 8 p.m. Tel. 01772 323766. 30th - Ribble Valley Annual Poul­


try Show, Clitheroe Auction Mart, Lincoln Way, from 1 p.m. Admis­ sion £1, children under 10 free. 30th - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Asso­ ciation, meet 9-30 a.m., Chester


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Avenue car park for Langstroth- dale from Hubberholme. 31st - Sawley Village Hall, toy


bring-and-buy event, 2 to 4 p.m., to raise funds for the playground. 31st - Accrington Road Runners


present the Accrington 10k, start­ ing 10 a.m. in Burnley Road, out­ side Whittakers Arms pub. HQ Highams Playing Fields, Entries to Gerry Bunn, 12 Singleton Avenue, Read. 31s( - Hurst Green Memorial


Hall, flea market and indoor car boot sale organised by Hurst Green Bowling Club,9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Home-made refreshments available. NOVEMBER


1st - Knowle Green Village Hall,


whist and domino drive, 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01254 878447. 1st - Clitheroe Civic Society, talk


by Ben Edwards on Whalley Abbey, St Mary’s Church Vestry, 7- 30 p.m. Non-members welcome. Inquiries, tel 01200 426368. 1st -Samlesbury Hall, exhibition


of paintings by Margaret Cross, 11 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. except Saturdays. Inquiries, tel. 01254 812010. 2nd - Friendly Circle, United Reformed Church, Read, presents


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I Screens air conditioned on Friday,


October 29th at 7.30 pm


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Come and pick tip some bargains


Price £4.00 to include a hot supper


Licensed Bar Raffle


Proceeds to Institute funds


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STONYHURST COLLEGE ANTIQUES FAIR


Hurst Green, Nr. Clitheroe, Lancashire


& S u n d a y 3 1 s t O c to b e r 2004 I Fair opens 1030am- 5.00pm Daily Admission Adults £4.00 CbSikeii under 16 E0.C.


) A Quality, Standfitted, Datdine event i


Organised by GaUoway Antiques Fairs) Telephone 01423 522122


HelplDg to raise raooejr for aNCE»R£SEARauK^*« 1 F r id a y 2 9 th , S a tu rd a y 3 0 th . ' ® * lephon


“Beautiful Britain”, an audio visual slide presentation7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel 01282 778554. 2nd - Clitheroe Ramblers’ Asso­


ciation, meet 10 a.m. Chester Avenue car park for Slaidburn. 2nd - Samlesbury Hall, Sothebys


Antiques Valuation Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Inquiries, tel 01254 812010. 2nd - Clitheroe Library, lecture


by David Hamilton on ski moun­ taineering in the Karakoram, 7-30 p.m. 3rd - Talk by Ronnie Ray on


“My Life on the Ocean Waves”, Knowle Green Village Hall, 7-30 for 8 p.m. Admission £3.50, includes glass of wine and light supper. Inquiries, tel. 01254 878447. 3rd - Samlesbury Hall, silver and


glass sale and pretty old Christmas gifts, 6-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 01254 812010. 3rd - Terry O'Toole's painting


classes, watercolours for beginners and improvers, Clitheroe Library, 10 a.m. to 12-30 p.m. 4th - Clitheroe Naturalists’ Soci­


ety, talk by Mr Tim Melling enti­ tled “What’s in a Name”, Clitheroe Library Meeting Room, 7-30 p.m. Inquiries, tel 01200 446670.


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Sat, Oct. 30 CHIPPING


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Doors open 6.30pm 7.45pm start


6th - Clitheroe Ram­


blers’ Association, meet 9- 30 a.m. Chester Avenue car park for Darwen Tower. 6th - Clitheroe Parish


Church, lunchtime con­ cert of organ music by David Cowen, of Leices­ ter. Coffee 11 a.m., concert 11-30 a.m.Tickets at the door, children and stu­ dents free. Inquiries, tel 01200 427066. 6th - Bashall Eaves Vil­


lage Hall, open da, for the new Acorn Steiner Kindergarten, ages 3 to 7 years,.11a.m. to 4 p.m. Inquiries, tel 01254 245521. 6th - Hyndburn and


Ribble Valley CVS open day to celebrate 10 years of the National Lottery, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., at 1 Swan Mews, off Castle Street, Clitheroe. 6th - Festival Hall, Gis-


bum, whist and dominoes drive, meat prizes; raffle. Inquiries, tel. 01200 445304. 6lh - Whalley Village


Hall, “Gwain and The Green Knight”, a tale of courage and honour, 7-30 p.m. Not suitable for under nines. Tickets from


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Whalley Post Office. Inquiries, tel. 01254 822555. 6th - St Leonard’s


School, Balderstone, bon­ fire and firework display on the school playing field, with sideshows, stalls, and hot dogs. Starts 6 p.m. 7th - Slaidburn Parent


and Toddler Group, “Autumn ’Do”, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the old chapel. Cakes, plants, bric-a-brac, raffle. Light refreshments. Inquiries, tel. 01200 446665. 7th - The Ribble Film


Club presents “Divided We Fall” in Ribble Valley- Council Chamber, 7 p.m. Inquiries, tel. Ian Turner 01200 425876. 7th - West Bradford Vil­


lage Hall, antiques fair with curios and crafts, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., refresh­ ments available. Inquiries, tel. 01200 424311. 7th - Samlesbury Hall,


charity Christmas cards sale, 11a.m. to 4.-30 p.m., every day except Satur­ days. Inquiries, tel. 01254 812010. 8lh - Samlesbury Hall,


C'Est Tous Theatre Com­ pany presents “Doctor Faustus”. Pre-show talk


6-45pm, curtain up at 7.30pm. 8th - Shireburn Arms


Hotel, Hurst Green, sketching and painting with Sybilla and John Selby. Day courses include group tuition. 8th - Stonyhurst Col­


lege, Hurst Green, Geo­ graphical Association lec­ ture by Prof. Colin Pooley on “Migration and Mobil­ ity in Britain”, 7 p.m. Inquiries, tel. 0'7803 938072. 8th - Ribble Valley Dia­


betes Group, “Taking Control of Your Own Dia­ betes”, a talk by Dr. Stu­ art Bootle, 7-30 p.m., in The Young Farmers’ Cen­ tre, Lincoln Way, Clitheroe. Inquiries, tel. 01254 824312. 9th - Lancashire Fami­


ly History and Heraldry Society, meeting, Clitheroe Cricket Club, Chatburn Road, 7-30 p.m. Speaker Sheila Shaw on “A Smith A Subpoena and A Century Old Scan­ dal”. 10th - Clitheroe Ram­


blers’ Association, meet 1 p.m. Chester Avenue car park for Higher Hodder Bridge.


H Further details of some of the above events can be found in the advertisements in Weekend Plus. A booking service for theatres and events throughout the region is avail­ able at the Tourist Information Centre, Market Place, Clitheroe, tel. 01200 425566.


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