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All the World’s a Stage
Today we have a photo from the same source as the one we showed yesterday – and its caption has some of the same problems. OK. It was 30th June – but what year? There’s no doubt this was the ...
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Sweet Nell of Old Drury
Here’s a mystery that we hope somebody out there will solve for us. It’s three Ws we are after – who, when and where. Here’s the image we are seeking information about. This is in a group ...
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A Dramatic Presentation in 1910
Back in 1910, the Parish Room was a new structure. Market Lavington had a hall dedicated and suited to the needs of a village community – and that included putting on plays. In those days, more than...
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Little Red Riding Hood
During the Second World War, paper was in short supply and it was important not to be giving information to potential enemies. This had an effect on simple little items, like an amateur dramatic produ...
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The Starita Players.
The Starita Players was the name given to a local Amateur Dramatics group. They feature in a number of Market Lavington Museum photos, sometimes in costume and at other times in normal clothes. This p...
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Babes in the Wood
Perhaps, in times past, children staging plays was more common than it is now. In the 21st century the Lavington area has the Lavington Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) and they do keep something of th...