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Mistral Productions It is often difficult to believe that many historical figures were not what they seemed behind their façade of fame and respectability. Yet the man whose works earned him a reputation as the greatest novelist of the Victorian era hid the bleak reality of an increasingly strained and unhappy union to Catherine Hogarth, seperating from her after 22 years, considering her to have become mentally disordered and an unfit mother. On her deathbed in 1879, she handed a collection of…
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"And let those that play your clowns say no more than is set down" - advice that Will Kemp may have done well to follow! In 1600 Will Kemp, the most famous comic and clown of his generation and Will Shakespeare, most famous playwright in history, fell out in an argument over a play. Shakespeare stayed in London, writing for The Lord Chamberlain's Men and producing the plays still renowned the world over. Kemp embarked on a bizarre PR…
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Malvern Theatre Players (Resident Company of the Coach House Theatre) 43rd Season The Wind in the Willows adapted by Amelia Marriette from the book by Kenneth Grahame The enchanting tale of river-folk is faithfully retold in Amelia Marriette’s adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s much – loved story. The combination of nostalgia for the warmth and security of times gone by and the simple humour combined with lots of audience participation will be a certain hit. Mr Toad is in his…
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Book Signing and Reading with Author Amelia Marriette Amelia Marriette grew up in Malvern and has had a long relationship with Malvern Theatre Players; they have performed all of her original dramatic pieces and adaptations. Her adaptation of Wind in the Willows will be in the repertoire from December 15th 2020 to 2nd January 2021. Amelia relocated to Austria in 2015. Her new book Walking into Alchemy traces her life from Malvern to Devon and to her new home.…
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Malvern Theatre Players (Resident Company of the Coach House Theatre) 44th Season The Rise and Fall of Little Voice By Jim Cartwright Little Voice has a hidden talent. Alone in her room with only her dead father’s record collection for company, she sings along with the greatest divas of the 20th century with a voice that is pure gold. Downstairs, her hard drinking mother Mari is on the rampage – she’s after booze and a working phone line. When…
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