by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW

Produced by MADELEINE GAIR

Performed in April 2005

We celebrated our fortieth anniversary with a production of Bernard Shaw's classic play about education and the English class system.

Language teacher Henry Higgins has a bet with a friend that he can teach a Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to speak and behave like duchess, and to introduce her into polite society.

However he soon comes to realise that Eliza has a mind of her own and his plans do not bear fruit in the way he expects.

This was a special production for the Valley Players because it brought two of our founders, Jim and Pauline Leslie, out of retirement to play cameo roles alongside the current generation of members.

CAST

Eliza Doolittle ALISON STANLEY ▪ Professor Higgins REAVLEY GAIR

Colonel Pickering ED CRUTCHLEY ▪ Mrs Pearce JACKIE DAWSON

Alfred Doolittle RALPH MAUGHAN ▪ Mrs Eynsford Hill NICKI WILKES

Clara Eynsford Hill MICHELLE ROBSON

Freddie Eynsford Hill STEVEN THOMPSON ▪ Mrs Higgins TRISH ELSENDER

Nepommuck IAN STEWART ▪ Hostess MARGARET CARNEY

Host DAVE HINDMARSH ▪ Parlourmaid FAYE SMITH

Bystanders KATH HINDMARSH, DAVE HINDMARSH, RICHARD ARMSTRONG,

JIM LESLIE, PAULINE LESLIE, IAN STEWART, ANDREA BLACKETT

PRODUCTION TEAM

Stage Manager DAVE HINDMARSH

Set Design RALPH MAUGHAN and EDDIE MILLER

Lighting KEEFE BROWNING ▪ Sound SHANNON BROWNING

Prompt KATH HINDMARSH ▪ Props MARGARET CARNEY

House Manager JUNE WOODLEY

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