Following on from the success of The Perennial Mr Potter, (the story of a Suffolk gardener), this piece looks at the lives of servants behind the green baize door and those they served 'upstairs.'

Retired butler, George Barrington, a Yorkshire man through and through, looks back on a lifetime of service at Thrigsby Hall, a very grand house in Yorkshire. He started working in the house as a boot boy in 1870 and worked his way up through the ranks to become butler. A well researched snapshot of servants’ lives in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

Bryan Thurlow

Bryan is a seasoned speaker for U3As, History Societies and many other groups. He has worked professionally in theatre, videos and TV including TV commercials for most of his life. During the 1970s and ‘80s his music hall company, The Berkeley Squares, toured its beautifully-costumed shows to many parts of the country. As a fan of the late Roy Hudd, OBE he was delighted to be invited to contribute songs along with Roy to a BBC radio programme on the history of music halls.

He has been involved in many TV productions and played the lead role in a BBC 2 play, The Nicest Parson We Never Had. He spent a memorable year on nationwide tour co-presenting shows with Noel Edmunds and was a regular holidaymaker in BBC’s Hi de Hi. He was a founder member of Quayhole Theatre in Education Company, taking educational theatre to schools in the 1980’s and ‘90s and lectured in West Suffolk College. His entertaining and informative talks and performance pieces have been enjoyed by audiences all over East Anglia.

This talk will also include Tea/Coffee and biscuits in the Quay Bar

Production Company: Quay Fundraisers

THE QUAY THEATRE, SUDBURY

Tickets: £10