University of the Third Age
Skegness Video heard that Skegness was to host the University of the Third Age group so we went along to see what was happening. The venue was the Methodist Church in Skegness. 
The University of the Third Age is a group formed by and for senior citizens. They participate in various activities including amateur dramatics, poetry and prose recitals. When we arrived on scene, the Louth UTA Players were just about to go on stage to perform ‘Cinderella in Five Minutes’ The short play was very amusing. The compare introduces the act, finishing with arms outstretched to welcome the cast from the wings…nothing happens… the audience is agog! Tension is broken when the cast march in unexpectedly from a side door in the audience! In the photo above, Prince Charming gives the Good Fairy a ‘helping hand’ onto the stage.
The play begins! (left to right above) Good Fairy, Prince Charming, Cinderella, Buttons, Dick Whittington (Dick Whittington? in Cinderella?), and the Ugly Sister. The play is cleverly written, consisting soley of ‘one liners’ and sometimes merely one word. The cast are seated, standing only to deliver their line. The lines were expertly delivered, with expression that conveyed each character’s personality. The overall result was hilarious! The Cinderella in Five Minutes script consisted mainly of the word ‘alright’, said in many different ways, the final delivery of which caused an uproar as the finale… much to the delight of the audience!
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