THIS delightful trio of young actors don’t look old enough to understand memories of wartime.
But they’ve enjoyed learning some of the spirit lifting songs that helped many keep their heads up during tough wartime years.
Slaithwaite Stage Company is keeping both its adult actors and members of its junior group busy this summer.
The adults are in action first with See How They Run, Philip King’s classic wartime farce which is playing at St Bartholomew’s Church hall in Meltham this weekend.
The show opened last night and runs again tonight and tomorrow at 7.30pm. There’s also a matinee tomorrow at 2.30pm.
Tickets are available on the door or you can order in advance from Andrew Johnson on 01484 851303.
Playing the lead role is Kirsty Haigh who has really had her diary filled this summer.
Her son Elliot is five and loving being in A Night At The Blitz, which is being staged at the same venue next weekend (July 7) at 2.30pm.
The show follows the adventures of a group of present-day children who are transported back in time to the heart of the Blitz.
“At this time of year, after our main shows, we’ve often been involved with the Meltham Memories weekend,” said Kirsty.
“This year we decided to do something ourselves which is why we looked at the wartime theme.
“Both the shows that we are doing this weekend and next share that theme.”
Here’s your chance to sing along to the well-known wartime songs as 35 of the Juniors in the company stage their premiere show.
Kirsty has been heavily involved in this show too, choreographing those numbers for one thing.
The children have been working hard since Easter and Kirsty said there’s a wide age range of youngsters involved including one family of four children whose ages range from seven to 19.
“One member of the Juniors has a brother who didn’t want to be involved because he plays football and said he’d rather do that,” said Kirsty.
“But once he heard the songs we were singing, he changed his mind and now he’s involved too.”
The company is hoping that their work on stage will have a similarly contagious effect on its audiences.
If you go to this weekend’s performances of See How They Run, why not go back the following Saturday and support the Juniors. There’s a ticket deal if you do.
