"ONE FOR THE POT" NEW SOCIETY PLAY
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The play "ONE FOR THE POT" written by Ray Cooney and Tony Hilton, is probably the best of all the British farces and ran in the famous Whitehall Theatre in London for many years with Brian: Rix, that inimitable master of farce in the leading role.
Comments on the London production include "The public will love it and rightly so" - THE TIMES, "Fast and funny.It's very absurb and very professional." -THE GUARDIAN.
The play will be produced and directed by Keith Ball. Besides being almost fanatical about the theatre, Keith also has many years experience in amateur dramatics and produced "Worms Eye View" for the Society in March 1972. 'Casting' he says 'for this play, I anticipated to be difficult and indeed it was; for who in any amateur dramatic society can compare with Rix and his troupe of clowns! I sweated blood for weeks before the auditions worrying about this and the technical element but I think I have a good crew now'. 'One For The Pot' besides requiring the best actors one can find is an extremely technical play, requiring split second timing, numerous sound effects and clever illusions.
Stage Manager is Peter Phillips once again another strength to the Society since its inception and equally hard-working Chris Evans as ASM.
The plot of the play is based around the fact that Jonathan Hardcastle, a North Country mill owner, irascible in temperand hard drinking in habit, decides to make a settlement of 10,000 pound son Bill Hickory Wood, son of an old friend of his, providing that Billy is the
