Take a handfull of capable and enthusiastic actors, an extremeley competent stage staff, a laugh-a-line Italian farce; co-ordinate them under an expert producer of long experience, and lots of practice; and there you have it: success on a plate. I say "on a plate" because the culinary delights involved the fast and moving and, I may say, decidedly well worked meal scene at the end of act one, were as big a hit back stage as with the audience. It was a long time coming, but when Nick Justin as the incorrigible Truffaldino, finally got things together on the meal scene, there was no holding him. But, as I'm sure Nick will verify, no "no man is an island" and the remainder of the cast would have gladdened even Shakespeare's heart. Scintillating performances by Andy Griffee as the senile, venal merchant Pantalone; bu Richard Sandells, in the last of his many fine roles, as Florindo; by Mark Fynn, who risked life and limb with Lombardi, to name but a few, went together to give a fine evenings entertainment. The Junior School were well represented, particularly in the suitably augmented forms of Marc Richards and Chris Bourne.

There were hitches naturally, but despite Tim Huggins' unsporting behaviour in lasting out the final performances in the relative comfort of a hospital bed, the cast managed admirably with a minimum amount of panic.

But for the the abscence of available scores the Dramatic Society would have been playing "Jesus Christ, Superstar." but judging by the success of "The Servant of Two Masters," I, for one, am not complaining.

DRAMATIS PERSONAE (in order of appearance)

Pantalone	Andy Griffee
Clarice, his daughter	Chris Bourne
Dr. Lombardi	Andrew Bennett
Silvio, his son	Mark Fynn
Smeraldina, the maidservant to Pantalone	Anthony Kibble
Brighella, the innkeeper	Keith Raynor
Truffaldino, a servant	Nick Justin
Beatrice Rasponi	Marc Richards
Florindo Aretusi	Richard Sandalls
The staff of the Taverna Brighella	Tim Huggins, Merv Wallace, Frank Catterall, Chris Langdon, Mark Wildash, Andrew Wringe, Jeffrey Mullins
Musical Accompanist	Reg Adams
Designed and Produced	Nigel Johnson
Stage Manager	Mike Newman
Stage Staff	Dave Allen, Bert Fisher, Bob Williams, Vernon Williams, Tim Moore, Mark Lamond, Bill Ward, Patrick Hodgkinson
Lighting	Bob Keeley, Jed McAnley Nick Bryan
Prompt	Dave Martin
Costumes	Kathleen Allen, Babara Collishaw, Jennifer Crisp, Marguerite de la Haye, Susan Lee and Ron Lawrence
Wigs	Camille Newall
Props and Special Effects	James Wilson
Swords	Bapty's of London
Food	Alison Buck