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 Henley standard Article Published on 06 April 2010 http://www.henleystandard.co.uk/news/news.php?id=737394 Continuing our series on the forthcoming Kenton Drama Festival, the Henley Standard invited a local drama group to describe the experience. Claire Wallis is the director of this year's HAODS entry into the Henley Festival. She joined HAODS last year and has since performed in Fiddler on the Roof as Chava, Gloria in Return to the Forbidden Planet and soon to be Hortence in HAODS' latest production of The Boyfriend. However, since joining the society she has been longing for the opportunity to have a go at directing. Claire has had wonderful support from the society to help this to happen. Claire found the play The Ladybirds by Tony Layton while organising a play reading and immediately fell in love with the script. She wanted to put on a play that was light hearted, fun and would involve more than two or three people. In fact The Ladybirds has an all female cast of nine. It tells the story of a village drama group that has lost all its men. The future looks bleak until a bright young director, Francesca Delmarco, agrees to help them out. She is professionally trained and she has a plan which will give the group a new lease of life.She persuades them to enter the Dame Agnes Wragg Festival of One Act Plays for an All Female Cast with a play she has written herself. Francesca's play is controversial; it concerns a lesbian couple who want to have a baby. When the word gets out, the vicar's wife, Agatha Frost, attempts to ban the production. However, The Players have their own way of dealing with misguided authority. "We have had a wonderful atmosphere in rehearsals and I have loved watching all the characters develop in their own way. I am proud of all my cast for their hard work and effort and I can't wait to see them perform at the Kenton Theatre in May," says Claire. "The Henley Amateur Operatic & Dramatic Society has been a keen supporter of the Kenton Drama Festival of One-Act Plays for many years. Their first success came as far back as 1975 and they have been winning prizes ever since. Last year they won the prestigious Henley Standard Award for Best Actor. Again, this year, HAODS are delighted to be taking part in the 39th Festival."
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