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Michael treated us to an entertaining and well sung autobiographical ramble through his life, which was refreshing in its honesty and good humour.
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Michael Rayner with accompanist Hilary Morgan (Festival Repetiteur) |
Director: Andrew Nicklin
Musical Director: Christine Nicklin
Setting - Lady Jane's country house in Wiltshire
Time - approximately 30 years ago
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Twenty Love Sick Maidens we Outside Patience's Tea Shop |
| If love is a thorn, they show no wit Patience (Deborah Norman) on her third attempt in spelling the word 'mousse'. |
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There is a transcendentality of delirium Lady Jane (Margaret Askam), Ella (Irene Cassidy), Saphir (Vivien Easom) and Lady Angela (Clare McDouall) |
| The Soldiers of our Queen |
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The spectacular arrival of the Colonel |
| If you want a receipt for that popular mystery The Colonel (Stephen Godward) |
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Though my book I seem to scan Reginald Bunthorne (Andrew Booth) |
| Long years ago Lady Angela and Patience share tea and cake in Patience's tea shop |
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I may say at once, I'm a man of propertee Archibald Grosvenor (Simon Theobald) and Patience |
| Come walk up and purchase with avidity Bunthorne hands out raffle tickets supervised by his Solicitor (John Dick) |
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Everything has gone wrong with me since that smug-faced idiot came here Lady Jane wheels on Bunthorne (and then proceeds to attend to her bees) |
| If Saphir I choose to Marry Saphir and the Duke (David Parkins) |
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Go, I shall never set eyes on you again Patience and the common-place Grosvenor |
| Duke! Lady Jane forsakes Bunthorne for the Duke |
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As you would expect from this Company the cabaret was well sung.
Page updated 21 August 1998
