BRIGG THEATRE MEMORIES - ALL THE WAY FROM NEW ZEALAND

FROM CLIFF TURNER - FORMER BRIGG RESIDENT NOW IN NEW ZEALAND

I suspect that few Brigg people will remember that in the mid-1930s a repertory company put on weekly shows at the Parish Hall  and, I think, did a matinee show for children on Saturdays. I can remember my parents going to see East Lynne, a tear-jerker based on a book written by Ellen Wood in 1861. In one of the children's shows Ken Bell and his cousin Marjorie Bell made a brief appearance and I can still recall Ken's line "I've been playing hopscotch with Lisa". 

I cannot recall how long the company stayed but think it must have been at least 6 weeks.