Last Tango comes to Cambridgeshire
If there was any need to prove that sex sells tickets, then our village play did that last night. The parish room was packed to capacity for Stretham Players’ hilarious rendition of Last Tango in Little Grimley, based around an amateur theatre group desperate for a sell out show. The suggestive and erotic title of the play did the trick. It also worked magic in our village.
In fact, it was a stormingly good show, performed by a brilliant local cast with builder Chris Adams, publisher Stephen Adamson, mum of five Maureen Hutter and arty housewife Carole Gentry, and has already won two awards. They staged it at the Cambridge Drama Festival and came third – and Maureen won best actress.
I know some older folk were concerned about the possibility of nudity in last night’s show (there was, but it was all suggestive), and it certainly packed in more people than our showtime evening, during which I made my musical debut.
Last Tango will be a hard act to follow. I have suggested we write our own local version of Desperate Housewives, that should be quite revealing and would put bums on seats.
Update 19th June 2006: Stretham Players beware, this is what the leading thinks of Last Tango today.
Marlon Brando famously wore boots during certain scenes so he would not be filmed below the waist….
What a prude! My allusion of Brando is now ruined. I cannot bear to think of him wearing boots in this sensuous scene.
I think I’ll wait until they make a radio drama of it. As they say, on radio the colours are better.
Bob, yes, the imagination is very powerful and vivid, no need to wear boots!
The last tango will be followed by a jolly old frolics in July so don’t forget the cast will be donning different clothes to remove on 15th July 2006 in Stretham Parish rooms – miss if you dare!
The Frolics is always a great night out in Stretham. Just the name alone describes the kind of frivolous fun and entertainment that lies ahead. And it seems Barbara has some interesting ideas about clothing – or the lack of them.
So don’t forget, 15th July, come and meet my thespian friends (or show offs!) Seriously, there is a lot of talent in my village.