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Broadstone Players Memorial Hall Broadstone September 2005 Inevitably some of the ‘first-timers’ fell into the trap of speaking too quickly or quietly, but every single one gave a credible performance and some showed real star quality. Apparently a couple of the directors were also novices, but they were not identified as such and it certainly was not obvious in the high directorial standard of each play. Member Vic Bussey wrote and directed his own play, Three’s A Crowd, while fellow member James Cooke, sharing direction with Gwyneth Long, did the same with Rest In Pieces, which marked out young newcomer Rob Hemmings as a highly talented performer to watch for in the future. John Mortimer’s Knightsbridge, directed by Peter Watson, also brought some outstanding performances, not least from Judy Lancaster-Bowen and Les Clarke, while Jean McConnell’s tragi-comic Cupboard Love, brilliantly directed by Estelle Hughes, and superbly performed by company regulars Val Mantle and Lyn Whiteside, was, for me, the highlight of the evening. Linda Kirkman Courtesy of the Bournemouth Daily Echo 
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