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Our next production will be
by Robert Harling
22-24 April 2010 – Doors open 7.15pm, curtain 7.45pm
for tickets call 0845 331 2958 and select option 1
or email us at bwplayers@ntlworld.com
Revolving around Truvy’s Beauty Parlor in a small parish in modern-day Louisiana, STEEL MAGNOLIAS is the story of a close-knit circle of friends whose lives come together there. As the picture opens, M’Lynn (Anita Rushman)and her daughter Shelby (Jennie Matthews) depart for Truvy’s (Alison Hornby) to get their hair done for the wedding. “Just the sweetest thing,” Annelle – who may or may not be married because her marriage may not be legal (Gemma Buswell) – is introduced to Truvy’s customers as her new “glamour technician.” While in the chairs, the sour-tempered Ouiser (Maxine Dixon) shows up and entertains the assemblage with her barbs. It seems that the only one of the group who truly understands Ouiser is Clairee (June Brogdale) who is recently widowed and looking for a diversion. As she says, later in the picture, “If you can’t find anything good to say about anybody, come sit by me.” Filled with humor and heartbreak, these “Steel Magnolias” make us laugh and cry as the realities of their lives in tiny Chiquapin Parish unfolds.
“Steel Magnolias” is directed by Alison and Ian Hornby
