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THE
GAL TINA SAYS:
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| TINA
CHAMBERLAIN |
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MY
OW BEWTY AN’ THE BEAST
I’d
like ta tell ya about our big moment a fame… yis, our
Panto with a Norfolk twist: My ow Bewty an’ the Beast,
on 21 February at North Elmham.
Despite
the snow a comun down atwin 9 and 12 o’clock thut hed
orl cleared up in time for the show ta go on, and, once
agin we played ta a packed house!
The
first half was, as always, a great laugh wi our wonderful
Dr Susan Palmer wi her account of Norfolk folk and how she
had to get used to our ways of describing illnesses, and her
funny tales had the audience reelun wi laughter. She is such
a remarkable and interesting lady and makes it fun by adding
her bit of Norfolk to her tales.
We
also heard Miss Fitt, aka Heather Parle from Hingham, who
gave an account of a few of her memories of the nursing times,
and finished off with a poem she had written of spring and
courting which made us all laugh.
After
this, the results of the Trosher Short Story Competition were
announced and Colin Burleigh read the story from the winner
‘Eny ole coin ’ul do’ by John Holliday. I read
out the runner-up story called ‘Smellin a Rooses’
by Sally Sheringham. Both stories were very good and just
shows that Norfolk Dialect lives on.
Just
before the interval, the scripts for the Panto were handed
out and the show wuz about tuh begin.
TREADIN’
THE BOARDS
I
was cast as ‘The Ow Bewty’ and Ted Peachment was
‘The Beast’, with Colin Burleigh ending up as my
father, which was a rum ow job, n members of the audience
participearted in the rest of the cast. As you can see by
the photos in my little
ow album, we orl looked sorft but thut went down well.
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Blow
me if we dint even mearke ut to the pearpers – the Eastern
Daily Press and Dereham and Fakenham Times –
and we even had a video on the EDP 24 Website. Thanks to all
at the press.
Everybody
had a very enjoyable afternoon and I’m sure all who took
part would like to thank Colin Burleigh for his part in organising
the Panto, although of course none of the dialect scripts
would have been a part of FOND had it not been for the great
Norfolk writer the late Tony Clarke, aka the Boy Jimma.
Also
a big thanks to Radio Norfolk’s Maggie Secker who allowed
me on her show on Sunday 14 February to promote the Panto
after it was cancelled in January.
Ull
hetta go now cos Boy Dervud he want a cuppa tea. Enjoy the
photos what he took. See ya orl soon.
Love:
Tina
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