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THE LONG AND THE SHORT AND THE TALL

Production Date:  October 1976

Directed by: Anthony White

Genre:  War Drama

Group:  BHTC

Staged:  The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill

 

SYNOPSIS: 

 

A sonic warfare unit is sent into the Burmese jungle to monitor the Japanese in 1942. Tensions arise when the radio malfunctions and a lone Japanese soldier stumbles across the patrol's location. 


BHTC NOTES: This production was staged again by the club in 1997 when it was also directed by Anthony White.  Click here to see the 1997 production.

 

PLAYWRIGHT: 

 

Willis Hall (6 April 1929 - 7 March 2005) was an English playwright and radio and television writer who drew on his working class Leeds roots for much of his material.

Stage Manager

Asst. Stage Manager

Set Designer

Properties

Lighting & Sound Effects

Front Of House

Box Office

Bryan Pyner

Margaret Coveney

Anthony White

Kevin Gray

Peter Coveney

Henry Alden

Jane Towell

Crew

Cast

Playwrights:  Willis Hall

Sgt. Mitchem, R.

Cpl. Johnstone, E.

L/Cpl. Macleish, A.J.

Pte. Whitaker, S.

Pte. Evans, T.E

Pte. Bamforth, C.

Pte, Smith, P.

Japanese Soldier

Keith Jefferies

Christopher Coveney
Peter Martin

Gary Smith

Peter Case

Rick Peckham

Ron Forsdike

Yeshi Lewandowski

THE LONG AND THE SHORT

AND THE TALL

BHTC Production Number: 92

Programme & Press Cuttings

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