![]() ![]() Property owner Van Van Dorn (the name was changed for the play) fought the money hungry quarrymen who wanted to “chew the back right off this mountain ” but ultimately lost the battle. It was a fantasy that built on the local legend of Rip Van Winkle and pitted residents against quarry owners. In 1936, Anderson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, wrote what he knew, and called it High Tor. But Anderson and his neighbors knew that Van Orden wouldn’t live forever, and feared the mountain was ultimately doomed unless they took definitive action. Property owner Elmer Van Orden stood fast and refused to sell to the quarry company. plans to quarry the mountain, effectively destroying the beautiful peak to make crushed stone for road building. Seating will be limited to 70 due to additional covid spacing - so please book early.Anderson, like many of his neighbors, grew concerned in the late 1930s about New York Trap Rock Corp. We have an excellent cast including some new faces who have recently joined the group’. ![]() The performance will bring the audience tears of joy and grief. Where does reality end and family myth begin?.Īlicia Bloundele who is directing ‘Memory’ said ‘I'm delighted to be able to bring this comedy to audiences in Derbyshire Dales. But what happens when the women are forced to relive their childhood memories. The sisters playfully recall their childhood and time spent with mum and her advice. Memories are remembered, the past is re-told and stories are shared. On the eve of their mother’s funeral three sisters, Mary, Teresa and Catherine reunite to say farewell to her. As the theatre critic from the Daily Telegraph wrote ‘The play offers a superb mix of wild humour and bruising emotion’. Shelagh Stephenson’s Olivier award winning, painfully funny comedy draws its audience into a world of memories, life and loss. Come along and enjoy the opportunity to experience a rehearsed reading of the play performed by the cast featuring live sound affects to bring this powerful piece of drama to life. The play was so loved by the cast they have decided to return with it but this time in the form of a Radio Play. The play was fully rehearsed by the cast last year when a sharp rise in Covid infections necessitated the cancellation of the play. ![]()
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