On 7th and 8th August 2004 we held our Encore Theatre Festival, attracting a large number of entries
from around the state. It was done in lieu of an August production.
Wyong Drama Group presented three plays, Day Trippers by Jean
McConnell, directed by Millie Sampson; Home Fires Burning written
by Peter Kocan, directed by Bonnie Bryant; and Shades of Gray by
Jane Tara, directed by Ron Baker. The picture on the right is a thumbnail,
click on it for the full-sized image.
Home Fires Burning
This was one of the last plays to be directed by
Bonnie Bryant, and it was brilliant. It won no
less than five awards: Best
Actor (for Laszlo Weidlich); Best Direction (for Bonnie); Best Ensemble
Performance; Best Set and Best Unpublished Play. Bonnie
had presented the play before in April 1983,
July 1990, and
August 1993.
As a tribute to Bonnie we present a video of the entire production online.
The file is approximately 17 megabytes long and goes for 46-1/2 minutes.
This was part of the Deckchairs series of One-Act plays
about English people visiting the beach. It was directed by Millie
Sampson, and was a two-hander with Denise Pastor and Pam Campbell. Helen
Schumann, Wendy Potter and Barry Sampson were the backstage crew.
The following pic is a thumbnail, click on the pic for the full-sized image.
