PRODUCTIONS
Past: The Spinsters of Lavender Lane - 4 Star Review!
'The Spinsters of Lavender Lane' is directed by Brendan Murray, and appears with thanks to SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.
CAST in order of appearance is as follows:
Maid/Understudy Victoria - EMMA KEMP
Singers - REBECCA BENTHAM AND MICHAEL WATSON-GREY
Keys - ADAM SOWTER
Victoria Bennet - GEORGIA ROBSON
Emmalina - NATALIE LESTER
Prudence Summerday - NATALIE WINTER
Lavinia Carew - RHIANNON OWENS
Sophia Meredith - EMMA KEMP
'The Spinsters of Lavender Lane' runs at half an hour, or 45 minutes including our added music-hall medley introduction. Venue permitting, the performance is accompanied by afternoon tea for the audience, served by the company, including cucumber sandwiches, biscuits, cake and tea. If you're interested in bringing BCP and the Spinsters to your venue, why not get in touch - we'd love to hear from you!
Praise for The Spinsters of Lavender Lane from previous audience members:
'The Spinsters of Lavender Lane is a Victorian gem, hot under the collar and played with terrific verve by its talented cast – with witty music as a bonus! A great entertainment.' - David Tucker.
'A funny piece with elegant, witty performances made for a delightful entertainment.' - Jenny Eastop
'Great time watching @BiscuitClubProd in Spinsters of Lavender Lane today, really strong showing!' - AJ MacGillivray.
'Well done spinsters and singers @BiscuitClubProd ...great little show & Benjamin Franklin's house for a venue?! Good fun.' - David Kaye.
'Spinsters Afternoon Tea' by @BiscuitClubProd was brilliantly entertaining!' - Lizzie Scanlan.
The Spinsters have been put to rest again for now, but all at Biscuit Club would like to thank everyone who came, and to View From The Gods, for their lovely 4* review! It can be read in full here, or you can see some snippets below:
"There is, to my mind, no better start to a fringe show than a nice little East End sing-song, and that's exactly what Rebecca Bentham and Michael Watson-Gray delivered, ably accompanied by Adam Sowter on keyboard."
"The main joy of this entire production is being constantly surprised."
"(Bentham and Watson-Gray) are perfectly suited to the material ... they slipped through different classes effortlessly, Watson-Gray a larger than life, almost Biggins character, Bentham more elusive but no less adept."
"Director Brendan Murray brings out the light frothiness of proceedings rather than attempting any cold-blooded skewering of the ladies, which is fitting for the nod and wink tone established with the opening numbers. He's not afraid to add a few bizarre touches, though, such as the spinsters' subtle obsession with a porcelain bowl of fruit."
"The ensemble are great to a fault, with Lester's jittery but lusty maid having a few hints at Miranda Hart, but in a good way. Her interplay with a crisp Robson - who can turn from dowdy to sexy on a dime - is certainly a highlight, but each actress brings something new and distinct. It's a zippy piece, with a wonderful "What did I just watch?" ending"
"It's simply a lark... Blink and you'll miss them, but you really shouldn't."