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Home Plays & Pantomimes Under the Greenwood Tree – 2005

Under the Greenwood Tree – 2005

Orginally published May 2005
Last updated Aug 2021

Produced and directed by Stella Abbey.

Thomas Hardy's classic tale of rural love, featuring a poor Tranter's son, a rich farmer, the local vicar and the comely new school mistress was produced and directed by Stella Abbey. Using various but adjacent parts of the village for the outdoor scenes, the large audience trooped from one setting to another as the plot unfolded.

The cast was large, and included a live lamb, many villagers and a group of children, who can be seen waiting to take part in one of the photographs below.

Programme cover
Inside programme
Cast: Philip Kershaw, Carl Earl, Roger Barrett, Phil Robinson, Ian Peacock, Daniel Appleby, Liz Hobbs, Mandy Tompkins, Anne Rose, Liz Robinson, Diana Kershaw, Jean Spurdle, Jean Peacock, Simon Preston, Mike Richards, Robert Shearer, Kirsty Love, Amber Rowswell, Jemima Sweetland, Ruby Sweetland, Kieran Spurdle, Cain Davies, Bradley Dowell, Adrian Shakespeare, Andy Oliver, Derek Esp and Kristen Bryant
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Children waiting on the wall
Left to right: Natalie and Carenza Shakespeare, Bethany Fowler, Kirsty Love, ?, ?, Sam Harris, Adrian Shakespeare, Kieran Spurdle, ?

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Liz Hobbs

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Liz Hobbs and Mike Richards?

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Simon Preston

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Liz Hobbs and Ian Peacock

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Simon Preston, ?, Carl Earl, Ian Peacock, ?, Roger Barrett and Phillip Kershaw

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Simon Preston

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Photo courtesy of Helen Fowler

Children at 'school'

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