On Wednesday 21st June at 7.30 pm our event “Walton Wordsmiths – dramatisation of their work” took place at the North West Surrey Synagogue in Weybridge. The evening included short stories by Howard and Ann which were read and dramatised by Celia Andrews. Guy and Austin read from their own work and actors performed scripts from The Asymmetric Man and The Girl at Conway Place, which are two novels written by Alex Rushton.
The entertainment was followed by refreshments: the evening was a huge success. The order of events and some photographs are displayed below.
Order of Events
| 1. | ‘Elizabeth Habsgood’ by Ann Braine | Read by Celia Andrews |
| (short story) | ||
| 2. | ‘Pocket Venus’ by Austin Mutti-Mewse | Read by Austin |
| (book) | ||
| 3. | ‘The Asymmetric Man’ by Alex Rushton (script from the novel) | Performed by Chris Mounsey, Roger Smith, David Robins |
| 4. | ‘The Last Laugh’ by Howard Schaverien | Read by Celia |
| (short story) | ||
| 5. | ‘Eraism’ by Guy Blythman | Read by Guy |
| (short story) | ||
| 6. | ‘Amaravati Buddhist Monastery’ by Alex Rushton | Read by Celia |
| (poem) | ||
| 7. | ‘The Girl at Conway Place’ by Alex Rushton | Performed by Honey Russell, Helen Chauncey |
| script from the novel) | ||
| 8. | ‘Gizmo’ by Howard Schaverien | Read by Chris Mounsey |
| (short story) | ||
| 9. | ‘The Eye of the Sun God’ | Read by Guy |
| (novel) | ||
| 10. | ‘A Home of Her Own’ by Ann Braine | Read by Celia |
| (short story) | ||
| 11. | ‘Pocket Venus’ by Austin Mutti-Mewse | Read by Austin |
| (book) | ||
| 12. | ‘The Beloved’ by Alex Rushton | Read by Celia |
| (poem) |
One reply on “Walton Wordsmiths -Dramatisation of Their Work”
A memorable and thoroughly enjoyable evening which offered a rich variety of material and an imaginative use of different approaches to conveying them. Some were read by the authors, some by the actor-director, while others were dramatized powerfully by actors. The writing was of a consistently high quality and the dramatisations were well -executed and engaging. I hope this won’t be a one-oof event, rather an annual production timed to coincide with the Weybridge Festival. Keep writing, Wordsmiths! – Nick Thripp, Weybridge Society