Last night we enjoyed the third of our Full Length Plays, 1984 by George Orwell performed by Wellington Theatre Company

O’Brien seemed to get great pleasure inflicting punishment on Winston,
I hope Winston got his revenge after in the Green Room with a few pints!
Another dystopian play in our week of theatre.
Orwell published the novel 35 years before 1984 and here we are 40 years after.
It makes you shiver looking at todays world of dictators and alternative truth.
Where will we be in another 35 or 40 years?
A thrilling interpretation of 1984 which kept us engaged
despite everyone knowing the plot.
Thank you Wellington for a great piece of Theatre.

– Ron Beswick

First play (One Act, Adult, Comedy/Drama, Isle of Man):

Service Players present
Babysitting Calvin by John H. Newmeir
Calvin, a ten-month old baby (acted by an adult),
can still remember his previous life when he was happily married to Laura,
despite the constant attentions of his womanising friend, Bob.
Calvin will lose his blissful memories when he reaches his
first birthday – or speaks – so he determines nothing will make him talk!

Followed by (One Act, Adult, Comedy of Menace, Isle of Man):

Service Players present
The Dumb Waiter by Harold Pinter
The Dumb Waiter revolves around two would-be assassins waiting to learn
what their next assignment will be.
These men, Ben and Gus, are polar opposites:
Ben takes orders as they come without question,
while Gus nervously awaits new assignments by peppering Ben with myriad questions.
The final showdown occurs not between the two assassins and their victim,
but between Ben and Gus themselves.