Play Readings - Thurs 15th - Steaming

Steaming is a 1981 play written by English playwright Nell Dunn first staged at Theatre Royal, Stratford, in London. It won the 1981 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (at the time known as the Society of West End Theatre Award for Best New Comedy).

Play readings - Thurs 8th - Bouncers

An award winning play written by John Godber 

Bouncers is 26 years old and has recently been performed in London at the Whitehall Theatre with John Godber in the role of Judd. It has run previously on the West End for almost two years.

When Bouncers was first performed as part of the 1977 Edinburgh Fringe Festival its author, John Godber, then 21 years old, made up half of the cast. The other half, Peter Greeves, went on to perform in future versions of the play.

The first version, a two hander (2 actors) about a hard night's drinking in a northern night club had a first night audience which equalled the cast in number. John remembers:

"The only people there were a drunk and a critic from The Scotsman. The drunk got up on stage and tried to join in and the critic left before the end".

John's uncle built the set which was transported up to the Festival in the back of a car.

26 years, many tours and thousands of performances later the play is an international cult hit and has played in Britain, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the USA receiving great critical acclaim and awards including: seven Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Awards and five Jefferson Awards in Chicago.

In 1999 Bouncers was chosen by the National Theatre as one of the top 100 plays of the 20th century as part of the NT2000 Platform. 

The Boat that Rocked

1. "Stay with Me Baby" - Duffy - 3:52
2. "All Day and All of the Night" - The Kinks - 2:23
3. "Elenore" - The Turtles - 2:30
4. "Judy in Disguise (With Glasses)" - John Fred and His Playboy Band - 2:52
5. "Dancing in the Street" - Martha Reeves and the Vandellas - 2:36
6. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" - The Beach Boys - 2:23
7. "Ooo Baby Baby" - Smokey Robinson - 2:45
8. "This Guy's in Love with You" - Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - 4:01
9. "Crimson and Clover" - Tommy James & The Shondells - 5:24
10. "Hi Ho Silver Lining" - Jeff Beck - 2:53
11. "I Can See for Miles" - The Who - 4:07
12. "With a Girl Like You" - The Troggs - 2:07
13. "The Letter" - The Box Tops - 1:54
14. "I'm Alive" - The Hollies - 2:25
15. "Yesterday Man" - Chris Andrews - 2:32
16. "I've Been a Bad Bad Boy" - Paul Jones - 2:20
17. "Silence Is Golden" - The Tremeloes - 3:09
18. "The End of the World" - Skeeter Davis - 2:39

1. "Friday on My Mind" - The Easybeats - 2:53
2. "My Generation" - The Who - 3:19
3. "I Feel Free" - Cream - 2:54
4. "The Wind Cries Mary" - Jimi Hendrix - 3:21
5. "A Whiter Shade of Pale" - Procol Harum - 4:00
6. "These Arms of Mine" - Otis Redding - 2:33
7. "Cleo's Mood" - Jr. Walker & The All Stars - 2:42
8. "The Happening" - The Supremes - 2:50
9. "She'd Rather Be with Me" - The Turtles - 2:21
10. "98.6" - The Bystanders - 3:19
11. "Sunny Afternoon" - The Kinks - 3:34
12. "Father and Son" - Cat Stevens - 3:42
13. "Nights in White Satin" - The Moody Blues - 4:26
14. "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" - Dusty Springfield - 2:49
15. "Stay with Me" - Lorraine Ellison - 3:33
16. "Hang On Sloopy" - The McCoys - 3:52
17. "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak for You)" - The Isley Brothers - 2:51
18. "Let's Dance" - David Bowie - 4:06

next play ?

Private Fears in Public Places by Alan Ayckbourn.

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