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Blue Remembered Hills
by Dennis Potter
Originally written for T.V., Dennis Potter's deceptively simple tale relates the activities of seven
West-Country seven-year olds on a summer afternoon in 1943 during the Second World War, in a wood,
a field and a barn.
The children (all played by adult actors) play, fight, fantasise and swagger, their aggressions, fears,
hostilities and rivalries a microcosm of adult interaction. Easy-going Willie tags along as
the burly Peter bullies gentle Raymond and is challenged by fair-mind John. Audrey is overshadowed
by Angela's prettiness and wreaks her angry frustrations on the boys. All of them gang up on the
terrified "Donald Duck" who, abused by his mother and ridiculed by his peers, plays his own
dangerous game of pyromania which ends in tragedy.
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| Angela............ |
Olga Ruocco |
| Audrey............ |
Sue Goullee |
| Peter............... |
Tom King |
| Donald Duck..... |
Ian Stewart |
| Willie.............. |
Mike Betteridge |
| Raymond......... |
Tony Curd |
| John................ |
Keith Chanter |
The production was co-directed by Penny and Lucy Betteridge.
This production ran from:
Thursday 20th March - Saturday 22nd March, 2003
at the Mirren Studio, Towngate Theatre, Basildon, Essex.
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