REVIEW OF 1 Act evenings by Linda Kirkman
					Plays 'n' Chips, Broadstone Players, War Memorial Hall, Broadstone THE Players' evening of three one-act plays with a fish and chip supper is a tried and tested formula that has been an annual event for many years now. Its object is to give the opportunity to perform or direct to those who have not done so in the past, although a number of 'old hands' are always involved as well. On this occasion there was one play that really stood out and even on its own would have made the evening worthwhile. The Table, by local playwright James Peterson and here receiving its premiere, is a superb, well-constructed play, set in a prison interview room. It was brilliantly directed by first-timer Joanne Guess and excellently performed by its cast - Jeremy Mills, David A Brown and Emma Johnson, the first two of whom are new to the company although certainly not to performing. The Nightingale And Not The Lark, set in Ireland and directed by Gerry Carroll, was well performed by its cast of Jenny Hughes, Rob Cording, Anastasia Marshall and Tom Duffy but I did find it a little tedious. Finally came Costa Del Packet, a highly unlikely (I hope!) story of a group of women on a package holiday whose luxury hotel turns out to be a workmen's hut. Lyn Greene's direction certainly brought out the humour of the piece and, again, it was well performed by all - but I must mention, in particular, Georgie Butt's lovely quirky performance as Alice that marked her out as a face to watch out for in the future. Linda Kirkman