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Drama, Decadence and Debauchery

As part of this year's festival, LADS presented Drama, Decadence and Debauchery, a LADS inspired production that took place at the Swan, St Edward's Street, Leek.  The production starts at 8.30pm on Tuesday and Wednesday 15th and 16th May 2007.

It consisted of a mix of sketches, playlets, readings etc and will be potpourri of thought provoking, funny, shocking and daring material.

The production included the "World Premiere" of Richard Curtis's "The Skinhead Hamlet".

This item contains very strong adult language throughout.

The production Program was as follows:

 

Programme

Title Author Performers
Girls Talking Victoria Wood Maria Borejko
Sheelagh England

Arnie Swithenbank
     
Bedtime Stories:    
Little Red Riding Hood
Noddy
Roald Dahl
Enid Blyton
Yvonne Nadin
Iain Peacock
     
Husband Swapping Ronnie Barker Liz Carpenter
Gordon Carpenter
     
Dandruff Commercial Victoria Wood Erika Alcock
     
Extract from Dirty Linen Tom Stoppard (adapted) Mark Shadforth
Iain Peacock
     
Hotel Loungers Gerald Wiley John Edwards
Gordon Carpenter
     
Poetry Corner:    
Warning
Matilda
Jenny Joseph
Hilaire Belloc
Maria Borejko
Sheelagh England
     
Dotty on Women's Lib Victoria Wood Yvonne Nadin
     
Endon Terry Jones/Michael Palin (adapted) Iain Peacock
Arnie Swithenbank
     
Extract from Once a Catholic Mary O'Malley Emily Jeffrey
Mark Shadforth
     
Ruined Maid Thomas Hardy Tessa Abberley
    Mark Shadforth
This Week's Film Victoria Wood (adapted by Jim Young) John Sillitoe
Iain Peacock
     
Cookery Corner Erika Alcock Erika Alcock
     
Poetry Corner:    
St. Ives / Hot & Cold
Bagpipe Music
Coffee in Heaven
Summer with Monika
The Flea
Roald Dahl
Louis McNeice
John Agard
Roger McGough
John Donne
John Edwards
Arne Swithenbank
Sheelagh England
Mark Shadforth
Maria Borejko
     
Delilah John Barry Mason Iain Peacock
     
 Director's Notes Wood/Sillitoe John Sillitoe
     
The Skinhead Hamlet Richard Curtis The Company