A little more of Acorn's history

The following productions were performed between 1995 to the present date. There are a lot of gaps after 2003, so if you know of any that I have missed please add your comments to the bottom of the post.


1995
A Key for Two by John Chapman & Dave Freeman directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Anna Mills, Gary Drinkald, Barry Hall, Alison Godfrey, Matthew Bolland, Eileen Windsor, Nora Goodall

The Snatching of Horrible Harrold byJohn Gardinder & Fiz Coleman directed by Karen Drinkald
Cast: Barry Hall, Eileen Windsor, Gail Chadwick, Andrew Haselden, Clifton Rose, Sue Allen, Tamara Dawson, Liz Brown, Gary Drinkald plus The Teena Bowman Dancers

Murder Deferred by Stuart Ready directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Eileen Windsor, Dee Day, Alison Godfrey, Anna Mills, Sarah Morgan, Nora Goodall, Kerry Colwell

1996
Shakers by John Godbar directed by Mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Sue Flood, Sue Allen, Karen Drinkald, Gail Chadwick

Just Between Ourselves by Alan Ayckbourne directed by Mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Paul Harvey, Mary-Lyn Morgan, Barry Hall, Anna Mills, Nora Goodall

One Act Thriller Season
The Finishing Touch by Nicola Bond & Peter Kirkwood
Cast: Scott O'Brien, Sue Flood, Anna Mills, Peter Hall
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting by H. Connolly
Cast: John Wright, Sharon Eugene, Tammara Dawson, Clifton Rose

Local Affairs by Richard Harris directed by Eileen Windsor
Cast: Jane Diffen, Dee Day, Paul Harvey, Sharon Eugene, Barry Hall, Scott O'Brien, Mary-Lyn Morgan, Raul Rankin, Sue Allen

1997
One Act Comedy Season
Aunt Gussy directed by Kerry Colwell
Cast: Alison Godfrey, Clifton Rose, Morgan Lythe, Cassie Pilgrim, pam Pilgrim, Gail Chadwick
Joining The Club by David Tristram directed by Anna Murins
Cast: Sharon Eugene, Glen Hamilton
Last Tango in Little Grimley by David Tristram directed by Nora Goodall
Cast: Tammara Dawson, Anna Murins, Clifton Rose, Peter Hall

I'll Be Back Before Midnight by Peter Colley directed by Mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Sue Flood, John Wright, Jane Duffen, Paul Harvey

Wild Goose Chase directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Paul Harvey, Mary-Lyn Morgan, Sue Flood, Gail Chadwick, Sam Mills, Pam Pilgrim, Peter Hall, Paul Rankin, Dale Pendlebury, Richard Graham

1998
Double Trouble One Act Season
Grass Widows by Dorothy Turnick
Cast: Karen Drinkald, Sharon Eugene, Cassie Pilgrim, Pam Pilgrim, Sarah Morgan, dee day, Gail Chadwick
Down Town South Seas
Cast: Clifton Rose, Anna Murins, Tamara Dawson, Peter Hall, Dale Pendlebury, Paul Harvey, Jim Cotte', Richard Graham, Karen Drinkald, Sharon Eugene, Michael Crabbe

Veronicas Room by Ira Levin directed by mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Elaine Carter, Paul Harvey, Gail Chadwick, Dale Pendlebury

Lipstick Dreams by Helen O'Connor & Simon Hopkinson directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Romina Bullock, Sue Thomas, Sharon Eugene, Eileen Windsor

1999
House on a Cliff by George Batson directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Gail Chadwick, Paul Harvey, Michell Ozolins, Rosemarie Butler, Pam Pilgrim, Paul Rankin

A Sting in the Tale by Brian Clemens & Dennis Spooner directed by Mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Paul Harvey, Paul Rankin, Sue Thomas, Dee Day, Peter Hall

My Friend Miss Flint

2000
One Act Season The Healer by Daphne Derrick directed by Gail Chadwick
Cast: Andrea Farbey, Judy Tarnowy, Barbara Wilkinson, Margaret Wesley, Vera Cook, Penny Probert, Helen Potter
The Rescue directed by Glen Hamilton & Peter Hall
Cast: Wes Buzza, Malcolm Burden, Trish Davis, Andrea Farbey
With All My Love I hate You by Lynda Marchal directed by Mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Geri Cooper, Elaine Carter
Backstage Beauties (junior acorns) workshoped by Mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Amy Laws, Sarah Hope, Sheena Purser

Music and Magnolias by Barry L Hillman co-directed by Rosemarie Butler & Nora Goodall
Cast: Barbara Ryder, Sharonne Thompson, Bea Farbey, Cassie Pilgrim, Carolyn Meighan, Sharon Eugene, Eileen Ward, Pam Pilgrim

The Farndale Housing Estate Townswomens Guild Dramatic Society Murder Mystery by Walter Zerlin Jr & Gerald Tagg directed by Gail Chadwick
Cast: Penny Probert, Barbara Wilkinson, Judy Tarnowy, Andrea Farbey, Trish Davis, Bevan Burkin, Sharonne Thompson

Breezeblock Park by Willy Russell directed by Mary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Trish Davis, Sharon Eugene, Ted Molyneux, Geri Cooper, Malcolm Burden, Dee Day, Paul Harvey, Bevan Burkin, Wes Buzza

2001
The Butler did it again by Tim Kelly directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Larissa Davis, Peter Cross, Erica Gurrin, Anita Bound, Carolyn Meighan, Ted Molyneux, Paul Abbott, Andrea Farbey, Bea Farbey, Ray Eagan, Penny Probert, Ashley Malone, Lily Wrightson

Witches by Roald Dahl adapted for stage by David Wood directed byMary-Lyn Morgan
Cast: Gail Chadwick, Margaret Wesley, Ken Davis, Penny Probert, Wes Buzza, Bevan Burkin, Romina Bullock, Sue Allen, Sharon Eugene, Vera Cook, Gladys Andersson, Barbara Wilkinson, Sharonne Thompson, Sarah-Lyn Morgan, Trish Davis

Who's Fooling Whom? (One Act Series)
None the Wiser by Anthony Booth directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Trish Davis, Pam Pilgrim, Larissa Davis, Judy Pinnock, Judy Tarnowy, Barbara Wilkinson, Bea Farbey, Andrea Farbey
Babysitting Calvin by John Newmeir directed by Nora Goodall
Cast: Bevin Burkin, Penny Probert, Wes Buzza, Andrea Farbey, Margaret Wesley


2002
Tales from the Toybox written and directed by Sharon Mobilia
Cast: Sue Allen, Romina Bullock, Gail Chadwick, Erica Houston, Stephan Pearce, Sandi Stevenson, Tanya Tompkin,

Do Not Disturb by Michael Pertwee co-directed by Gail Chadwick & Nora Goodall
Cast: Malcolm Burden, Larissa Davis, Geri Cooper, Judy Tarnowy, Margaret Vickers

Tap Dreams by Michael Giordano directed by Andrea Farbey
Cast: Stacey Lee Thompson, Erica Houston, Penny Probert, Tanya Tompkin, Bea Farbey

Passing Out Parade by Anne Valery directed by Rosemarie Butler
Cast: Ken Davis, Mike Butler, Peter Gregory,Gail Chadwick, Sarah Mokrzycki, Andrea Farbey, Cassie Pilgrim, Sharon Mobilia, Leonie McFaull, Geri Cooper, Katrina Bonds, Trish Davis, Pam Pilgrim, Bea Farbey

2003
Cosi by Louise Nowra directed by Sarah Mokrzycki
Cast: Renee Manno, Ben Bull, Dale Andrews, Andree Pierce, Stacy Thompson, Jarrid Twomey, Steve Dillon, Rebecca Lennox, Robert McLoughlin

Organ Recital by Cate Smith directed by Nora Goodall
Cast: Bea Farbey, Leonie McFaull, Maragret Vickers, Geri Cooper, Val Gregory, (Ashley Butler/Sarah Mokrzycki/ Andrea Farbey)

Kidnapped at Christmas by Willis Hall directed by Pam Pilgrim
Cast: Sarah Mokrzycki, Dale Andrews, Les Evans, David Zuiddam, Malcolm Burden, Bea farbey, Peter Gregory, Rosemarie Butler, Dean McFaull

2004
Variety Night including most of the Acorn Membership

Cosi by Louise Nowra directed by Sarah Mokrzycki
Cast: Renee Manno, Ben Bull, Dale Andrews, Andree Pierce, Stacy Thompson, Jarrid Twomey, Steve Dillon, Rebecca Lennox, Robert McLoughlin

Double Deal (Variety Show/One Act)
Dead Ringer by Stuart Arden directed by Val Gregory

Cast: Geri Cooper, Dee Day, Andrea Farbey, Stephan Arrowsmith, Sarah Mokrzycki, Peter Woodstock, Robert McLoughlin

2005
Life Just Aint Like That written and directed by Alan Hornby
Cast: Russell Carter, Gail Chadwick, Geri Cooper, Michael Firth

A Bucket Full of Trouble written and directed by Linda Roads

The Haunted Through Lounge and Recessed Dining Nook at Farndale Castle
directed by Bee Farbey
Cast: Steven Arrowsmith, Trish Davis, Kate Nield, Penny Probert, Judy Tarnowy, Barbara Wilkinson

2006
Ordinary Lives written and directed by Alan Hornby
Cast: Sam Bax, Andrew Haselden, Jodie Capel, Bee Farbey, Gail Chadwick, Geri Cooper

Habib Murphy's Irish Pub written and directed by Geri Cooper
Cast: Russell ?, Paul Grabovac, Trish Davis, Jodie Capel, Gail Chadwick, Vera Cook, Alan Hornby, Geri Cooper, Sam Bax

The First Fish by Frank Tarloff directed by Stephan Arrowsmith
Cast: Judy Tarnowy, Errol Bugarin,Trish McCourt, Stephan Arrowsmith, Mal Sinclair

2007
Storm Tossed Tales by the Gosnells Writers Circle
Cast ?

Bumble Grum and The Tricky Witch written and direct by Linda Roads
Cast?

Dodgy Developments by Gail Chadwick & Alan Malcolm
Cast: Brendon Fallon, Larrisa Madunic, John Griffiths, Bee Farbey, Sylvia Griffiths, Judy Tarnowy

2008
Sonata in B Flat by Peter D Wilson directed by Bee Farbey
Cast: Peter Woodstock, Penny Probert, Simon Oxley, Brendan Fallon, Sharon Mobilia

Unwanted Wishes by Linda Roads

Blithe Spirit by Noel Coward directed by Judy Tarnowy & Geri Cooper
Cast: Luc Vechio, Sam Bax, Bee Farbey, Penny Probert, Courtney Hill, Margaret Vickers, Ron Beed

2009
Smalls Talk by Sue & Clive Read directed by Val Gregory
Cast: Peter Gregory, Dee Day, Sandra Oswald, Courtney Hill, Penny Probert, Sharon Mobilia

Fairytale and Witch Schools written and directed by Linda Roads
Cast: Linda Roads, Ainslie Henderson, Peter Gregory, Courtney Hill, Bee Farbey

A Finger in the Dyke featuring Cliffords Cooking Catastrophes
by Elaine Emm directed Gail Chadwick
Cast: Hayley Black, Nina Deasley, Aubreon Aherne, Ryan McNally