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Review: “Bedroom Farce” at the Coliseum Theatre Oldham until February 22nd.


Britain’s most prolific play­ wright, Alan Ayckbourn prob-. ably doesn’t have a “dark side”, but he does have many shad­ ows. “BedroomFarce” one ofhis


most popular and frequently produced plays, is awonderful comedy about four couples, set in three bedrooms. . : The tone is humorous, with


loads of laughs, but there is, underneath, quite an inter­ esting study of marital rela­ tionships. i ■ -j ^


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from the programme that Ayckbourn wrote the script between a Wednesday and a Saturday (including most of the nights).- The plot opens in the bed­


room of Ernest (Christopher Wilkinson) and wife Delia


Laura Doddington as Susannah in Bedroom Farce a t th e Oldham Coliseum.


(Lynette Edwards) astheyplan to go out for dinner, andinthe course of their discussion we learn that their son, Trevor,-


(Antony Eden) is experiencing difficulties with his wife, Su­ sannah (Laura Doddington), and wish that he had married


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former girlfriend Jan (Maeve Larkin), who is now married to Nick (Robin Simpson). - Trevor, Susannah, Nick


arid Jan havebeen invited to S, the housewarming party of a


-v newly married couple, Kate • (Catherine Kinsella) and Mal­ colm (Henry Devas). ‘ ■


i-;-: Nick can’t go because he :?has a painful back injury, and when Trevor and Susannah turn up and meet Jan the par­ ty is wrecked..- Sounds so simple! Howev- . er, the interplay of the char-


; ■ acters, and the complicated situations are hilarious. ‘ . - There isn’t a weak link in


this accomplished cast. I think the audience real­ ly enjoy Nick’s agonised cries


. every time he moves and the clever bit with the duvet and his book had us in stitches. Catherine Kinsella and


Henry Devas are charming as the happy young lovers for whom things start to go wrong, and Antony Eden and Laura Doddington great as the troubled couple, but it is Ay­ ckbourn’s dialogue and char­


acterisation which is the real star.,


, Each character has a be­


lievable “voice" - Ernest and Delia’s older attitudes, Trevor


and Susannah each with their own way of trying to express


their conflict and the other two couples.


Michael Holt’s design gives us the three bedrooms on dif­


ferent levels, and lighting de­ signer Jane Barrek moves the


action from bedroom to bed­ room. Director Robin Herford


started his career working with Ayckbourn in Scarbor­ ough and he clearly has a subtle understanding of the playwright’s special skills. The Coliseum’s next pro­


duction is Dario Fo’s “Acci­ dental Death of an Anarchist”, followedbythewonderfulver- sion ofHobson’s Choice, which I have reviewed at the Bolton Octagon. PIPPAMUNRO HEBDEN


runing is some- . ■ times a bit of a grey


W area in gardening; . what can I prune, - howhardcanl


prune it and when is the best time prune? So let’s have a look at a few


common garden plants that appreciate a “haircut” at this timeofyear W ith us approaching


Spring, now is an ideal time for a range of shrubs to be pruned as the sap is starting to rise and if you are planning a hard prune then now is also the time! Any Winter flowering


shrubs such as Witch Ha­ zels (Hamemelis) and Winter flowering Honeysuckles all appreciate a trim after flower­ ing (remove a third of the top branches), this then causes the new shoots to come from lower down on the plant rath­ er than from the ends, encour­


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The delicate art of pruning... what, when and how much?


aging a bushier plant. Also early Spring flower­


ing plants like the flowering Currants (Ribes) and the well known Forsythias appreci­ ate a prune after flowering to encourage similar growth from low down. You can prune these harder and remove two- thirds of the flowered growth. Dogwoods (Cornus) appre-


ciate a prune backdown to one foot and watch them explode with new growth in Spring - it will be strong and colourfhl comingfrom the base. Do this every other year so you don’t miss out on the colourful dis­ play. Some Summer flowering


shrubs, like Spiraeas and Po-; tentillas, appreciate a hard prune as well. Prune them now back down to six inch­ es from the ground; with the Spiraeas you will get strong new colourful shoots topped with flowers, and this will also help keep your Potentil- las bushier and flowering for longer. On older Potentilla bushes you have to be a lit­ tle gentleri more down to 18 inches.


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' ter time they can get a bit top heavy. Prune straight away now down to two feet from the ground. Another plant well known


for tolerating a hard pruning is the Buddlejas, however leave these until the end of April as - the late frosts can sometimes damage the newyoung shoots if done too early. With evergreen shrubs


you are more limited to prun­ ing little and often, plants like Aucubas and Rhododendrons' don’t appreciate being pruned too hard as their ability to re­ shoot is limited. You must remember one


Elderberries (Sambucus)


appreciate a hard prune every otheryear. Like the Dogwoods they will shoot straight out of


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The Foes were giveir friendly welcome at the White Horsc


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&/:To say my husband John was . excited about seeing Mark rfvRadcliffe and The Foes at •^Clitheroe’s The Grand last


I : . Wednesday is an understate- J v ■ ment.


it;'. ;7- So imagine hisjoy when af- battling the evening’s rain and gales we stumbled upon


W-Mark-.and the band having Jf^a’Pre'-gig drink at the White I S^Horse pub just down the road I i fromTheGrandinYorkStreet. L n i The musician and DJ Mark iv-'-Radeliffe (vocals/guitar) chat­


ted to locals while enjoying a pint or two with his band The Foes - Paul Cargill (bass/vo- cals), Chris Lee (mandolin/ vocals), Mark Woolley (per-


cussion/whistles) and Russell Mabbutt (accordion). • ■


: - But it was touch and go whether all the band would- make it to the gig after gale- force winds of up to loomph


forced the closure of sections of the M6, M6o and M62. 'VS - One of the country’s best


known broadcasters, Mark' Radcliffe presented shows on BBC Radio 1 for more than 13 years alongside Marc “Lard” Riley, before moving to BBC


6Musiciand Radio 2, where :-he currently hosts the week-


& ly Folk Show. A six time Sony i'-Award;winnery Mark also presents-“T0 TP2” and BBC :.


■> ,-coverage" of the Cambridge • ■ Folk Festival and Glastonbury. - . And justasMarkpromised


/ in the White Horse an evening


- of abject misery from a selec: ^: tion of songs focusing on the \


£$ gloomy topics of loss, regret,:- ■ 5fruin,?,heartb‘realc?and dead ;


dogs followed. *’ '


ivSe, Just what the die hard fans, ■ who braved the weather to at- -; 4 tend the gig wereafter on that, - ^wonderfully-damp,- dreary


This is the Wild Primrose v with the softest coloured * • creamy yellow flowers with a golden centre. Plant in partial shade and watch >■ this little beautyspringto >


life and provide a stunning


- display of flowers in early - '■ Spring. Goes very well with other forms of double or single primroses, absolute- lystunning!


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the trunk and this will help make a bushier plant again. Smoke bushes (Cotinus) can tolerate a hard prune as af-


thing-when pruning shrubs , they are going to need a good square meal to help pep them back up and encourage strong new growth. Top dress with a good pellet-based shrubs fer­ tilizer; Vitax Q4 is good across the board as it can be used on perennials and Alpines as well. Apply it ju s t before a rain at the start of March: Well that’s all for now and let’s hope it’s a bit more Spring like in a couple of weeks!


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J o b s t o d o . . . . 1 -


Slug Pellets Now, in the middle of the •


month, is the time to sprinkle your blue slug pellets around the gar­ den to help prevent slug damage later on. 2 -


It is a very cost effective way


of growing lots of plants for next to nothing, but just keep them protected from the frost and remember to prick out and pot . them on in a few weeks once es- - tablished, 3 -


Cover rh u b a rb


..... Use an old bucket to cover . new rhubarb shoots. This will help force them on and make them ripeforcuttinginafewweeks. ■


Can I divide Kniphofias? Commonly known as “Red Hot Pokers', these plants make a large clump in time. Dig up and divide nowasyouwillseethenewshoots pushing through, trim off any old ' leaves and pull the clump apart, replanting in clumps. This will then encourage a new flush of flowers and they are one of my favourites with flowers like a traffic lights— red at the top, yellow in the middle and green leaves at the bottom!


My Holly has no berries? Hollies come in female and male


■varieties. To get a female variety to produce berriesyou will need a male pollinator. They don't need to be planted together as the bees will do all the work when they fly to get the pollen out of the male


IT'S TIME TO GET S o w s e e d s in d o o rs .


OUT IN THE GARDEN AND GET CRACKING WITH THOSE MUST- DO JOBS;.. BUT


WHICH ONES? HERE JOHN FOLEY SETS OUT WHAT NEEDS


D0INGANDWHEN, AND HOWTO GO AB0UTIT


4 -P ru n e L a v a te ra s - . Now is the time to remove old stems of Lavateras (Mallow) down


. flower, withtheirtongue believe it or not, and then fly across to polli-


towhereyoucan see new green shoots. This helpskeep a bushy healthy plant with lots of flower. 5 -


Plant hedging Make the most of the time of


year and plant new hedges using bare-root plants which will work out cheaper and you will get a lot for your money, water in well once planted and tip the top shoots to encourage strong bushy growth r low down on the plant.- 6 -


Nowisthetimetostartlifting-


those old clumps of Phlox, Asters and other Summer flowering per­ ennials. Replant the young growth around the edge in clumps and discard the old woody centre.


• natethefemaleflowerwhichthen leads to berries being produced!


- Never judge whether it's a boy or agirloffthenameasIlexGolden King is a female variety and Ilex Sil­ ver Queen is male! Always buy with berries which means it’s, female or ask advice from the grower.


How do I kill Celandine? ■ Divide summer perennials ■


• A stubborn little weed with pretty - yellow flowers but lace-like white-


- roots with what look like little ■ - •swollen peanuts atthe base of the -(


-' plant As soon as you see the fresh • green foliage,spray itwith some roundup. You need to do it now rather than later as it is the young leavesthataresusceptibletothe - spray and this will then eventu- • - ally kill it off. Don't dig it out as any traces of root will grow away and come back to haunt you!


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