by Alan Quick

CODS will present “Bums On Seats” by Michael Snelgrove from Wednesday, October 26 to Saturday, October 29 at Queen Elizabeth’s Lower School (Barnfield) site in Crediton. 

Regular patrons of CODS are reminded of the change of venue for this October production which is due to ongoing building works at the Upper School site.

The story revolves around a tatty provincial theatre, where a new play, “Fecund” is being staged.

Michael Snelgrove’s uproarious adult comedy introduces audiences to everyone involved in the production: in a series of hilarious scenes, linked by a chorus of usherettes, where they meet the stage manager (with a blinding hangover), the leading actors (ranging from the pretentious through to the bitter to the plain incompetent), the new Marketing Assistant (who used to work for British Rail), the lecherous, unscrupulous author, and others. 

In the second act, set in the auditorium, attention focuses on the audience, an equally mixed and un-harmonious group. Chaos breaks out ultimately, just as Aaron Zoffany the Third, the theatre’s major sponsor, arrives for a visit.

The play does contain occasional strong language.

Tickets are priced at £11 for adults and £9 for concessions and can be obtained either by going to the online box office at: www.codsonline.com , by emailing Mike Canning on: [email protected] or by visiting Olivia James Design, 27 High Street, Crediton. 

CODS is delighted that the performances will be sponsored by Lewis’s of Crediton.

CODS QUIZ

CODS has expressed thanks to those who entered the quiz to name the shows that songs were taken from at CODS recent concerts.

The winner of the two tickets for “Bums On Seats” drawn from a hat was Andrea Crow, who correctly answered the following:

1 Another Openin’, Another Show – Kiss Me Kate; 2 Tell Me On A Sunday – Song and Dance or Tell Me On A Sunday; 3 Comedy Tonight – A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum; 4 They Call The Wind Maria – Paint Your Wagon; 5 Belle The Sleeping Car – Starlight Express; 6 Send In The Clowns – A Little Night Music; 7 Can’t Take My Eyes Off Of You – Jersey Boys; 8 I’ll See You Again – Bitter Sweet; 9 Almost Like Being In Love – Brigadoon; 10 Hushabye Mountain – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; 11 She Used To Be Mine – Waitress; 12 I Know Him So Well – Chess; 13 Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life - Spamalot; 14 Food Glorious Food – Oliver!; 15 Cabaret – Cabaret; 16 Bring Him Home – Les Miserables; 17 You Can’t Stop The Beat – Hairspray; 18 Tell Me It’s Not True – Blood Brothers; 19 Being Alive – Company; 20 And All That Jazz – Chicago; 21 You Walk With Me – The Full Monty; 22 Lullaby Of Broadway – 42nd Street; 23 For Good – Wicked; 24 Mack The Knife – Threepenny Opera; 25 The Winner Takes It All – Mamma Mia.

Those who did not win the tickets are advised to book their tickets now for this very funny play.