Idiosyncrasies give way to perfection
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The inevitable ups and downs, nerves and all the idiosyncrasies are giving way to perfection as details and narratives are ironed out.
The theatre maxim 'The show must go on' is uppermost in the minds of the whole team.
JOHN REDMAN
John Redman, who plays the mild mannered Rev. Purefoy, began his acting career at the ripe age of three playing one of Herod's centurions in the church nativity play.
Just before he went on, an angel using John's sword to fence with the producer, broke it off at the hilt. John was forced to walk around pretending to have a sword by holding the scabbard in one hand and the handle in the other hand. His final exit, at which time he was supposed to go out flourishing a naked sword was something of an anticlimax. Ever since, he has tried unsuccessfully to forget this disasterous debut. Since then he has been involved in all facets of the theatre, directing, producing, stage managing, playing with lights, building sets and even acting.
For the Cayman Drama Society he produced "Arsenic and Old Lace" and acted in the 1975 Festival production of "The Hostage."
STAN BLEASDALE
Stan Bleasdale, who plays Henry Hornett, the bullied and subdued husband in "Sailor Beware," has trodden enough boards to build a national theatre.
At the early age of twelve he played Shylock in a school production of Shakespeare's "Merchant of Venice," and has never looked back since, except to try and discover where all the romantic leads went. Included in his repertoire are a retired sergeant-major in "She Passed through Lorraine," a play about Joan of Arc; a father in "The Lovebirds," and the Minister of Pleasure and Pastime in the musical "Salad Days." His musical endeavours also include the Judge in Gilbert and Sullivan's "Trial By Jury" and sundry parts in various choruses. At long last his age is within striking distance of the parts he plays. In order to restore his youthful image he devised and produced three versions of Edwardian Music Hall. This is Stan's first appearance for the Cayman Drama Society.
ROGER MOIR Roger Morris from his part in the recent Sailor Beware plays Carnoustie and is halfway there with is Scottish accent. As a Prospective bestman and sailor friend of Albert, he brings sobering down-to-earth action to the play. Eventually, romance bugs him too. To say much more would give the show away. Other than a recent appearance as one of the boyfriends in Cayman Drama Society's production of The Boyfriend he has had no previous acting experience.
