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The Farndale Avenue Housing Estate Townswomen's Guild Dramatic Society's Production of "A Christmas Carol"

A Comedy by David McGillivray & Walter Zerlin, jnr

Directed by Aubrey Sinden

Cast
Gwyneth Anne Hohenkerk
Mrs. Reece Di Davidson
Thelma Linda Leigh
Minnie Anne Edwards
Kate Carol Ardley
Henry Roland Garrad

In festive mood, the F.A.H.E.T.G.D.S. ladies mount yet another assault on the classics with their stage version of A Christmas Carol. Enthusiasm their middle name, and with the virile support of stage-manager Gordon, the cast present a dizzy array of characters from the Dickensian favourite (and a few which aren't) under the ever-battling leadership of Thelma and Mrs. Reece. Of course, no Farndale evening would be quite complete without those wayward touches of ingenuity for which the ladies are so justly famed, so, in truly sparkling form, Mrs. Reece engineers some novel audience participation while bravely contending with the chattily-intrusive PA system. And, a real Farndale First: two specially-composed songs providing unique, show-stopping opportunities for the ladies to wrap their vocal chords and feet around.

Synopsis of Scenes

Act 1
1. A London Street
2. Scrooge's counting house
3. Outside and inside Scooge's house
4. Christmas past
     i. A market town
     ii. Another part of town
     iii. A warehouse
5. Back at Scrooge's house
6. Bob Cratchit's house
7. Fred's house

Act 2
1. Scrooge's again
2. Christmas yet to come;
     i. Still at Scrooge's
     ii. Bob Cratchit's house
     iii. A graveyard
3. Once more at Scrooge's house
4. A London street
5. Return to Bob Cratchit's house
6 Return to Fred's house