Mother's Day - performed July 2000 By J B Priestley Director - Mike Johansen Cast Annie Pearson Mary Powell George Pearson Mel Evans Emma Pearson Kate Daines Mark Pearson John Roberts Mrs Fitzgerald Muriel Dunne
Production Team Bruce Emeny, , Maurice Barber, Kevan Porter, Patience Ling, Terry Cousins, Di Greening, Jenny Rollings, Gloria Streames. The Play This one act comedy by J B Priestley is set in the present day. The action takes place in the living room of the Pearson family, somewhere in Essex! Photo Shoot If you have any photos from this production, then please let us know. Back

Robby Nudd - performed July 2000 By Bill Tordoff Produced by MASKS and Manifest Theatre with thanks to Jenine Collier for her input into the direction and production of the play Cast Little John Peter Bird Will Scarlet James Mason Alan-A-Dale Jim Greening Friar Tuck Krystle Nunn Thomas Sam Leese Smallest Outlaw Jack Tompkins Robby Nudd Mathew Crouch Maid Marian Hannah Ling-Tudor Deborah Smantha Miller Christine Laura Talbot Bridget Catherine Harries Jane Laura Jepp Glenda Virginia Myers Stallholder 1 Ellie Harries Stallholder 2 Alice Tuck Sherrif of Nottingham Daniel Tuck Deputy 1 Charlotte Brown Deputy 2 Kaleigh Greening Deputy 3 Rachel Ling-Tudor Deputy 4 Edward Talbot

Production Team Jenny Rollings, Jo Cobbold, Sam Daines, Bruce Emeny, Kevan Porter, Terry Cousins, MASKS youth, Jan Mason, Di Greening, Gloria Streames, Patience Ling. The Play This one act comedy by Bill Tordoff was written specifically for young people to perform. The action opens in the forest of Sherbert where we meet an assorted band of merry men and their woman folk. What follows is a new slant on an old tale! Reviews SO MUCH TALENT IN SMALLEST TOWN IT must be something in the water! What else can explain the seemingly endless talent in the Manningtree area. The recent Manningtree Festival highlighted the range of skills among residents of the town and surrounding villages and An Evening of One Act Comedy Plays at the Manifest Theatre emphasised the point. Senior Manifest members presented Mother’s Day by J B Priestley while Manifest Acting and Singing Kids (Masts) staged Robby Nudd by Bill Tordoff at the Oxford Road theatre over three evenings. The latter, a take off of Robin Hood and set in Sherbert Forest, revealed merry men as you have never seen them before. There was no lack of confidence among the youthful cast and there were some excellent performances. Daniel Tuck as the Sheriff of Nottingham, strutted and swaggered and cheekily involved the audience, while Laura Jepp, one of the smallest, had possibly the biggest voice, her delightful singing filling the auditorium. But is was James Mason, who really caught the eye and imagination as the flamboyant Will Scarlett. Mother’s Day, directed by Mike Johansen, was a quieter play and will have struck a chord with all put-upon mums, who feel their families do not appreciate all they do for them. Lesley Pallett Photo Shoot If you have any photos from this production, then please let us know. Back