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By Gareth Armstrong

Grayshott Village Hall

Fondly Remembered
Is a man's memorial service the right time to tell the truth? Reunited for the occasion, a group of friends gather to celebrate a life. The setting of a memorial to a recently departed colleague may not immediately appear to be the ideal premise for a comedy! "Fondly Remembered" offers a fast paced, witty evening of cynical dialogue and one liners! With twists and turns throughout it will leave you with a feeling of warm engagement with our protagonists!
But who are they remembering? A creative genius, a former lover, a bitter rival or the man who deceived them all? A five-strong cast in a wickedly funny new play full of revelation, rediscovery and revenge.

Fondly Remembered is a bittersweet comedy and written in 2016 by Gareth Armstrong. Set in the present time, four former members of a small touring theatrical company have met with the Vicar in the choir room of a run-down church in London’s East End. They have reunited after many years to arrange a memorial service for Douglas Bartlett their former fellow actor, manager/director/producer and friend. As they reminisce about times together forty years ago, deep divisions surface. Their sentiments and memories are contradictory, and each starts to question whether they really knew Douglas or indeed each other. Old rivalries, petty jealousies, intimacies and long-hidden resentments are revealed, together with revelations of their regrets, struggles, successes and failures.
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Meet The Cast
Eric Collins

As

Don

David Gow

As

Rev Tom

Susie Gow

As

Zoe

Ellis Nicholls

As

Barry

Ingrid Collins

As

Cressida

TEAM
Meet The Team
Andrew Boughton

Director

Barry Levy

Production Manager

CAST INFO
Cast Info
Cast information
What
Date
Location
Read Through
Presentation
Wednesday 24 June 2026 8.00pm
Grayshott Village Hall Studio
Audition Rehearsals
Auditions
4 July 2026 2.30pm
Grayshott Village Hall Main Hall
Rehearsals
Mondays and Wednesdays
Performances
19 - 21 November 2026 (Evenings only)
Grayshott Village Hall Main Hall

Dates and locations are subject to change.

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