Bubbly start to Southwick Players’ next production

By Frank Horsley
Published 17th Apr 2024, 14:32 BST
The lucky winner of a bottle of champagne was Lynne Cushing, whose prize is being coveted by, left to right, Kelly Verstappen, Alison Kemish, Claire Carpenter and Lex Lake, already in survival-gear mode for Sheila's Island at the Barn Theatre, Southwick, from July 10 to 13 inclusiveThe lucky winner of a bottle of champagne was Lynne Cushing, whose prize is being coveted by, left to right, Kelly Verstappen, Alison Kemish, Claire Carpenter and Lex Lake, already in survival-gear mode for Sheila's Island at the Barn Theatre, Southwick, from July 10 to 13 inclusive
The lucky winner of a bottle of champagne was Lynne Cushing, whose prize is being coveted by, left to right, Kelly Verstappen, Alison Kemish, Claire Carpenter and Lex Lake, already in survival-gear mode for Sheila's Island at the Barn Theatre, Southwick, from July 10 to 13 inclusive
Lovely bubbly! The four cast members of Southwick Players' next production pull out the winning slip in a draw aimed at boosting the company's email subscription list.

The lucky winner of a bottle of Champagne was Lynne Cushing, whose prize is being coveted by, left to right, Kelly Verstappen, Alison Kemish, Claire Carpenter and Lex Lake, already in survival-gear mode for Sheila's Island at the Barn Theatre, Southwick, from July 10 to 13 inclusive.

They star in Tim Firth's comedy about four businesswomen who set off on a – dread phrase! – team-building exercise and succeed only in becoming the first people ever to get shipwrecked on an island in the Lake District.

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The perfunctory middle-class exercise turns into a fog-bound carnival of recriminations, French cricket and sausages. What should have been a bonding process becomes a muddy, bloody fight for survival. What larks, eh?

Tickets for the Sarah Papouis-directed play are on sale now and each performance starts at 7.30pm. Box office: 0333 666 3366. Online: southwickplayers.org.uk

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