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As Bobby, Paul Longhurst was the archetypal show man, dialogue and comedy delivered with timing and panache. Vocally, he mastered the known and not so well known numbers from a score which required him to sing more than half the numbers. This was no mean feat as most of those numbers also incorporated dance and tap routines, which whilst not being Paul’s strongest suit, he certainly did himself justice. 

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With husband Paul playing the lead role of Bobby Child, Cathy Longhurst decided she would just take a small role in Crazy for You in the latest production by Oxted Operatic.  The part of Tess was mostly dancing which seemed a good way to improve her fitness.  Fate however, decided otherwise as at the Sunday dress rehearsal, Clare Tibbalds, playing the lead as Polly, slipped over on the stage and was too badly hurt to be able to continue.  There was no understudy and Cathy was asked to take on the part – with only 2 days before the First Night, her own part being taken by the Choeographer, Fran Reynolds.

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Bewitching Barnstormers 

The Director’s notes advised that a straw poll in his office had shown that though 8/10 have heard of Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’, fewer than 1/10 have actually seen it. I can now count myself to be one of the lucky one’s. The fact that the play is a modern classic is no sure formula for a successful production. In deed the depth of talent required to make this onerous 4 Act play come alive was awesome, but the Barnstormers had that by the bucket-load.

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On the 21st September 2005, a production of Arthur Miller’s “The Crucible” was performed at The Barn Theatre in Oxted. Mainly watched by GCSE students, I have to admit that not many of us went into the theatre excited at the thought of sitting through a few hours of a play that we had no choice but to study. However, most of us left the theatre buzzing, extremely impressed with the performance and ready to tackle the forthcoming coursework.