Never Say Trevor Again! - Nov 2022

by Helena Gomm

NEVER SAY TREVOR AGAIN

BY HELENA GOMM

From the Director

Never Say Trevor Again is the sequel to our 2019 production Diamonds Are For Trevor. Once again, we find that James Bond is unavailable when MI6 summon him for duty, so his younger brother Trevor has to step into his shoes – which he is only too happy to do. After all, he’s always wanted to have a go at this secret agent business.

The success of Diamonds resulted in many offers of things we might like to include if we were ever to do a sequel. Who could resist when these included a Tiger Moth, which then turned into two Tiger Moths plus a radio-controlled model?

As ever, the generosity of owners of planes, expensive cars, equipment, suitable filming venues and even beloved family pets astounds me.

We started doing the filmed sections in late July. Occasional attacks of Covid and periods of unhelpful weather of various kinds gave us a few anxious moments, and getting the entire film crew, actors, extras, pilots, drivers and equipment in the same place at the same time over the course of several months was something only the extremely organised and talented

David Cradduck could achieve. And, as ever, the show owes a lot to the talent, ideas and expertise of Jim Glaister

I am immensely grateful to everyone who has been involved in whatever capacity. Particular thanks go to the following:

For providing bikes, cars, planes and piloting skills: Bill Airey, Steve Bohill-Smith, David Bintcliffe, Sally Cradduck, Mark Knott, Andrew Mackay, Jeff Milsom, Paul Raworth.

For providing filming locations:

Rupert Boissier, Sophie and Will BeardmoreGray, Linda and Mike Davies, Jim Griffiths, Julian and Claire Hartwell, Jeff Milsom and the Tiger 9 display team, Graham Silk, Rupert and Catherine Younger, Sally and Glynn Williams.

For the loan and construction of equipment and props:

Mandy Hickson, Jim and Yvonne Noble, James Price, Melissa Simm, Will Thompson, Steve Wall, Chris Warlow, West Meon Care Group.

Putting together this show has been an enormous amount of fun, and I hope that you will enjoy it.

Helena Gomm

PRESENT

He’s back and he’s done it again! Another sell-out show two months before opening night and two extra performances to boot! Well done and thank you, Trevor. Our real thanks, of course, should go to our director, Helena and everyone involved in the production. The work that has gone on over the summer to create the film sequences has been exhilarating and frustrating in equal measure and as I write, stage rehearsals in the hall are in full swing. We’re all having fun; we hope you do too.

Whilst this production is another diversion from our normal format, you can rest assured that The Players calendar will be filled with our usual offerings in the coming months. By the time you read this we will be looking forward to our Christmas play reading on December 7th.

Our Spring production is under way and will be a zany comedy entitled The Massive Tragedy of Madame Bovary! Dates for your diary are 25th to 29th April 2023 and tickets will be on sale from 1st February. Keep an eye on your emails and our website for further information.

We really appreciate your continued support of The Players and are pleased to have so much enthusiasm for our productions. Do spread the word, we are always on the lookout for new members.

Thanks to each and every one of you for coming this evening, we hope you enjoy the show.

Marilyn Weston

Cheriton Players is a small friendly theatre group always keen to encourage new members to join us onstage, backstage and front of house. If you are interested in joining the Players, please get in touch through the website www.thecheritonplayers.org.uk or by email to thecheritonplayers@gmail.com You can also join our mailing list through the website to receive our regular newsletters and details of future productions. We would love to hear from you!

Please refrain from taking flash photography and turn off all mobile phones. In the interests of safety, and access for performers and FoH staff, please keep aisles and walkways clear.

There will be an Interval of 20 minutes between the two Acts.

Woman in freezer

Supporting Artists

Angela Ledsham

Vicar Craig Robb

Parishioner Sue Herdman

Her Royal Consortness Jane Willcox Charles III David Cradduck

Bishop Revd. Christopher Durrant

Elderly woman ................................................................................................... Helena Gomm

Fork-lift truck driver Jim Griffiths

Tom Cruise ....................................................................................................... Tom Dangerfield Hiker Jim Glaister

Walkers .........................................................Mary Dawson, Karen Hughes, Helena Gomm

Old Stripey Rosie Cradduck

Title Sequence

Dancer Mollie McClelland-Morris

Burly Chassis body double .............................................................................. Paul McTaggart

The Filming Team

Executive Director Helena Gomm

Director of Photography/Camera/Editor Jim Glaister

GoPro/Drone Cameraman David Cradduck

Sound Recording Jamie Herdman

Sound Editing Assistant Aaron ‘Skip’ Bartlett

Producer David Cradduck

Film crew Jan Conway, Paul McTaggart

Stage Cameraman Aaron ‘Skip’ Bartlett

Model makers Melissa Simm, Steve Wall

Tiger Moth pilots Steve Bohill-Smith, Jeff Milsom

Jaguar driver Bill Airey

Model plane pilot.............................................................................................. David Bintcliffe

Music

Burly Chassis vocalist. Claire Rose Composition, Recording & Mixing Charlie Hellard Backing group Hornblower Down

The Stage Team

Writer/Director Helena Gomm

Producer David Cradduck Stage Manager Angela Ledsham Props Helena Gomm

Rehearsal Prompt Pauline Cornter Technical Manager Jamie Herdman TV ‘Wall’ Hamiltons Rentals Lighting/sound ................................................................... Jamie Herdman, Graham Arnott

Set Construction/Dressing Paul Hellard, David Cradduck, Tim Haines Sally Cradduck, Natashia Berrio

Front of House Jenny Cridland and team Publicity/Marketing ........................................................................................... Davd Cradduck Poster/programme design Ian Lock Additional photography ................................................................................ Craig Robertson

Helena Gomm

(Director)

Helena has regularly appeared on stage for West Meon Theatre and for Cheriton Players since moving to Hampshire in 1997. In 2013, she made her first foray into directing, with Neville’s Island for West Meon Theatre. This was followed by Night of January 16th (2015) and The 39 Steps (2019)

The first production that Helena directed for Cheriton Players was Cash on Delivery (the one with the belligerent, radio-controlled washing machine). Since then, she has directed The Game’s Afoot (2017) and Diamonds Are For Trevor (2019), which she also adapted from an original script by Simon Tytherleigh.

(Director of Photography)

Jim is an actor, director, writer, filmmaker, songwriter and drummer. He is a member of the Chesil Theatre in Winchester and plays in local band Hornblower Down. Jim’s involvement with the Cheriton Players began with 2018’s Fallen Angels, where Jim provided a short 1920s-style silent film.

This led to him making the film sequences for 2019’s Diamonds Are For Trevor, for which Hornblower Down also recorded some of the music. He appeared on the Cheriton stage in 2021 as the duplicitous Hugo in Murder Weapon and has now returned to behind the camera for Diamonds’ sequel Never Say Trevor Again, which has given him an opportunity to further stretch himself as a filmmaker.

Jim Glaister

Past Productions Past Productions

Calamity Jane June 2022

Murder Weapon November 2021

An Unexpected Fate at The Fête June 2021

Doctor Doctor/The Dominatrix Solution March 2021

Let Nothing You Dismay December 2020

Hologram November 2020

Mystery Shopper September 2020

Jack August 2020

Diamonds Are For Trevor November 2019

A Very International Variety Show April 2019

Fallen Angels November 2018

The Browning Version/A Matter of Taste June 2018

Communicating Doors April 2018

The Game’s Afoot November 2017

Young Jane September 2017

(Another) Murder in Cheriton! June 2017

The Even Greater Cheriton Variety Show April 2017

Cash on Delivery November 2016

A Month of Sundays March 2016

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime November 2015

Third Week in August June 2015

The Great Cheriton Variety Show April 2015

Oh Clarence! May 2014

An Inspector Calls December 2013

A Bolt from the Blue April 2013

Season’s Greetings November 2012

Murdered to Death May 2012

Clerical Errors November 2011

Alice June 2011

Blithe Spirit November 2010

Don’t Dress For Dinner April 2010

Together4Christmas December 2009

Ten Times Table

April/May 2009

The Ghost Train November 2008

Habeas Corpus April 2008

’Allo ’Allo November 2007

Murder in Cheriton! May 2007

The Champion of Paribanou January 2007

Parallel Lines November 2006

Table Manners April 2006

A Christmas Carol December 2005

Out of Order

April 2005

Idol Talent January 2005

The Noble Spaniard November 2004

Jungle Fantasy May 2004

The Real Inspector Hound &

Black Comedy November 2003

Oliver! January 2003

Don’t Utter a Note May 2002

Forty – Not Out! December 2001

Murder in Play March 2001

Confusions November 2000

An Evening’s Entertainment March 2000

Move over Mrs Markham November 1999

Party Piece November 1998

After the Ball is Over April 1998

And then there were None November 1997

Cat on the Fiddle April 1997

Love’s a Luxury November 1996

She Stoops to Conquer April 1996

Key for Two November 1995 ‘Bless ’em All’ May 1995

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime November 1994

Pardon Me, Prime Minister April 1994

Variety Music Hall November 1993

Murder in Company April 1993

Worzel Gummidge November 1992

Outside Edge April 1992

My Fair Lady November 1991

Two One-Act Plays April 1991

Lock up Your Daughters November 1990

Haul for the Shore May 1990

Best of Old Time Music Hall February 1990

Tons of Money November 1989

The Late Mr. Larrington April 1989

Merry Christmas Music Hall December 1988

Man Alive April 1988

The Wind in the Willows December 1987

I’ll Get My Man May 1987

Music Hall Jan/Feb 1987

Laughter in the Dark December 1986 Salad Days April 1986

The Proof of the Poison December 1985 Gala Music Hall September 1985

Charley’s Aunt May 1985 Music Hall February 1985

Small Hotel November 1984

Beyond a Joke May 1984 Music Hall February 1984

Play On! November 1983 Present Laughter May 1983

Old Time Music Hall February 1983 And So To Bed November 1982 Here We Come Gathering April 1982 Music Hall February 1982

Book of the Month November 1981

Pride and Prejudice May 1981 Music Hall Jan/Feb 1981

The Full Treatment November 1981 Fish Out of Water May 1980

Music Hall February 1980

A Friend Indeed November 1979

Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime April 1979 Music Hall January 1979

Jam Tomorrow November 1978 White Sheep of the Family April 1978 Old Time Music Hall Jan/Feb 1978

Love Birds November 1977

Running Riot May 1977

Jubilee Revue January 1977

Your Obedient Servant November 1976

Person Unknown April 1976

Old Time Music Hall January 1976

The Importance of Being Earnest November 1975

Wolf’s Clothing April 1975

Old Time Music Hall Jan/Feb 1975

Love’s a Luxury November 1974

Sailor Beware April 1974

Old Time Music Hall January 1974

See How They Run November 1973

Doctor in the House April 1973

Old Time Music Hall January 1973

Quiet Weekend November 1972 Who Lies There April 1972

Old Time Music Hall January 1972

Pools Paradise November 1971 Something to Hide April 1971

Old Time Music Hall January 1971 Beside the Seaside November 1970

Trap for a Lonely Man February 1970 Man Alive November 1969

Busybody May 1969 Sleeping Partnership February 1969 Dear Delinquent November 1968

Goodnight, Mrs Puffin May 1968

A Pig in a Poke February 1968

Wanted One Bod November 1967

Still Life & Speaking Terms July 1967

Flat Spin May 1967

The Happiest Days of Your Life February 1967

See How They Run October 1966

The Bride and the Batchelor April 1966

Breath of Spring November 1965

Blithe Spirit November 1964

Pools Paradise May 1964

One Man Banned November 1963

Haul for the Shore November 1962

Friends and Neighbours March 1962

Here We Come Gathering November 1961

AND SO TO BED, NOVEMBER 1982

CALAMITY JANE, JUNE 2022