shepherds that this is their new-born baby. The truth comes out, and, rather naively, we are almost at once transferred to a crib scene where the shepherds worship the baby Jesus. Nothing very subtle. The moral of the second play is a little more dubious: if you are found out, tell the most plausible lie. Pilate, in the presence of the priests and soldiers, orders the tomb of Jesus to be guarded. As, however, the soldiers sleep, Jesus rises and leaves an empty tomb. They devise a story for Pilate, who in turn orders them, with promise of reward, to insist that ten thousand men had over powered them and stolen the body. Thus the play ends. The mechanics of the plays were good: scenery plain but suffi cient; costumes simple in the shepherds' play, garishly Roman and priestly in the other; lighting was cleverly contrived and controlled (and there can be few halls with so good a lighting system); players spoke clearly and moved competently; atmosphere was created by the trumpets and the singing (recorded) of local songsters. Messrs. D. Lewis-Williams and S. Ridge had given much time to the productions, and had many willing helpers who saw to it that there were no weak links. The nett result was a pleasant, if not exciting, evening. J. F. R. SHEPHERDS' PLAY Coll,the Senior Shepherd Michael Hittler Gib,the Second Shepherd Johathan Salm Daw,the Young Shepherd Dale Tomlinson Mak,the Sheep Stealer Peter Hugo Gill, Mak's Wife Fenella Rohbins An Angel Timothy Allen The Blessed Virgin Mary Joan Spiers Clarinet music provided by Colin Clegg and Richard Roberts. Producer: Mr.S. Ridge. ChoralMusicfor both plays wascomposed by Mr.J.Harperand it was performed under the direction of Mr. G. M. Oram. The singers include Mesdames G. Burger,J. Reece and D. Milbank; Messrs. J. Reece,C.E.Jeannot,K.Fish and P. Metcalf; also David Richards, Ian Endendyk, Kevin Clark, Timothy and Tom Foord. THE RESURRECTION Pilate George Roach Caiaphas Michael Hittler Annas Timothy Allen Centurion Jonathan Salm First Soldier Norman Hagemann Second Soldier Eric Karlsen Third Soldier Henry Hugo Angel Noel Leitch Mary Magdalene Fenella Robhins Mary Joan Spiers 10
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