Cold Comfort Farm

need speakers in 4 corners of hall to allowing for panning

Pg FX Description
1 FX01 distant thunder
FX01 whining wind
FX01 doors bang windows rattle
FX02 crack of thunder (loud)
FX03 thunder
FX04 1st bi plane overhead
FX05 1st bi plane landing

2 FX06 thunder

3 FX07 thunder
FX08 thunder

4 FX09 thunder

7 FX10 chiming clock (speak to geoff)

8 FX11 clock expodes (disney clock cleaners)

9 FX12 wind thunder

10 FX13 water splash
FX14 thunder fading

12 FX15 cow - pained mooing

13 FX16 wind

22 FX17 screech by Urk (actor?)
FX18 thud

25 FX19 splash

26 FX20 whisltling kettle

28 FX21 splash
FX22 clock chimes 4 times (slowly?)

30 FX23 thud
FX24 thud
FX25 clock explodes

31 FX26 clock starts to chime midnight (dolefully?)
FX27 clock chimes 12
FX28 eerie wind
FX29 clock ticks deep and slow

32 FX30 wind
FX31 doors rattle
FX32 windows bang
FX33 tortured sqeaking creak
FX34 splintered rendering ?

34 FX35 wind
FX36 clock explodes y

36 FX37 clock explodes y
FX38 spring eg lambs sheep birds twitter

40 FX39 clock explodes y

41 FX40 piano hymn music ?

42 FX41 tricycle bell

ACT 2

47 FX42 gentle waltz music

49 FX43 dance music

54 FX44 more dance music

60 FX45 gust of wind

64 FX46 gust of wind

74 FX47 new clock ticking
FX48 clock explodes

79 FX49 euphoric chord from organ
FX50 wedding march

80 FX51 church bells

83 FX52 2nd plane landing

84 FX53 2nd plane overhead
FX54 car starting and moving off

86 FX55 clock ticking (pleasant, slow)
FX56 far off cow bells - fading y

87 FX57 clock chimes 7 y
FX58 1st bi plane overhead, land and taxis

88 FX59 1st bi plane starts taxis overhead fades
FX60 clock ticking
FX61 folk song

Murphy's Lesser Known Laws

 

1. Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

2. Change is inevitable, except from a vending machine.

3. Those who live by the sword get shot by those who don't.

4. Nothing is foolproof to a sufficiently talented fool.

5. The 50-50-90 rule: Anytime you have a 50-50 chance of getting something right, there's a 90% probability you'll get it wrong.

6. If you lined up all the cars in the world end to end, someone would be stupid enough to try to pass them, five or six at a time, on a curved hill, in the fog.

7. The things that come to those who wait will be the scraggly junk left by those who got there first.

8. The shinbone is a device for finding furniture in a dark room.

9. A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well.

10. When you go to court, you are putting yourself into the hands of twelve people who weren't smart enough to get out of jury duty

Cold Comform Farm

The schedule for Cold Comfort Farm is:

 

10 July - reading and discussion (Red Room in the Centre)

17 July - auditions (Red Room in the Centre)

22 July - production meeting (venue tba)

 

24, 25, 26 Oct - set build weekend
30, 31 Oct, 1 Nov - production dates

 

The play has a large cast and a chorus and a few extras, covering a wide range of ages and, with the exception of the leading lady, non of the roles is large or daunting.  However, they all look great fun with plenty of chances to ham it up.  As well as the acting this is a technically challenging play - lots of lighting and sound effects, lots of props, assorted 1930's costume and make up, interesting sets with cows on the stage, etc.  With such a lot going on we will need everyone in the group involved.

Veronica's Room

Shuffle off to Buffalo - 42nd street - 1930s