Thursday 31 August 2023 - 7:30pm
Act 1: Personal Call – An Agatha Christie radio play presented ‘from the radio studio’ by Winton Players
James Brent receives a chilling telephone call seemingly from beyond the grave. His dead wife, Fay, is waiting for him at the very place she met her grisly end. At his new wife's insistence, they go to meet her as requested and in the process discover a terrifying and disturbing truth.
Act 2: Anorak of Fire - The Life and Times of Gus Gascoigne, starring Tony Johnson
I was born a spotter. Thus, we are introduced to Gus Gascoigne, young, spotty, perpetually cheerful and completely bemused by anything that isn't involved with his sole interest - trainspotting. Touching, ironic and consistently hilarious, Anorak of Fire, which enjoyed a long run at London's Arts Theatre, after the Edinburgh Fringe, is a guaranteed audience-pleaser. This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
The Performers
Winton Players
Founded in 1947, Winton Players is the longest running Amateur Dramatics society in Petersfield performing two major plays and a pantomime each year at the Petersfield Festival Hall together with other productions at smaller venues. They presented a very well received production of Three Men in a Boat in the open-air theatre at the Half Moon Music and Drama festival in 2022.
Tony Johnson
Tony has trained in theatre with the National Youth Theatre and Guildford School of Acting. He is a passionate contributor to local amateur dramatics. Tony has performed leading roles for Petersfield Theatre Group, CCADS, Portsmouth Players, Windmill Players, HIADS, Humdrum and the King's Theatre. Tony has been a big part of our Entertainment Events shows including Summer at the Musicals, Christmas at the Musicals, St Patricks celebrations and on our main Summer Music Festival stage.
About the Fringe
Entertainment Events are delighted to launch the first ever Petersfield Fringe Festival hosted at Churcher’s College, showcasing an eclectic range of shows with a mix of original works, hidden gems and favourite classics. This Fringe Festival is raising funds for The Rosemary Foundation