Drama Festival

Three plays, one of them entirely in French and directed, planned and staged by the participants, were presented to a big audience by pupils of the Nelson Intermediate School. The three plays were "Les Trois Ours" ("The Three Bears"), "The Barber of Baghdad" and "The Briery Bush". All were extremely well prepared and presented, especially "The Briery Bush", a fairly difficult play to get across. The pics above and below on this page are from "The Briery Bush" and the others from "Les Trois Ours".

Nancy (Susanne Homan) searches for soebody to save her from the conniving hangman (Les Rackley) and Beadle (Alan Paterson).

Un poppa (Jane Tucker), un bubba (Natalie Stratford) and un moma (Barbara Fitzsimmons) bear (our French never was very good).

At last, forward comes Nancy's lover (Anthony Shaw) to save her

Bedtime for the three (le sack)

Oo la la (meaning "wow"), la petite Goldilocks (Nicola Grainer) is discovered in le sack

Back to "The Briery Bush" where Nancy's drunken pa (Roger Cotton) refuses to help her.

So, to the barber (Gwen Taylor) who tricks the woodsman (Denise Latimer) into selling his priceless saddle.

Back to the Caliph who makes the barber try and fulfil his bargain, much to the delight of all (except the barber).

Back to the barber who agrees to shave the woodsman's friend not knowing it was the donk.

To ' the Caliph (Ann Wheeler) goes the woodsman with his tale of woe, and despite the attentions of the grand vizier Vivienne Martini, a solution is found.

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The Nelson Photo News

No 74 : December 10, 1966

Drama Festival