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The Titfield Thunderbolt

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 3m, 12any gender (adult)

Philip Goulding

The Titfield Thunderbolt
A play by Philip Goulding
Based on the original Ealing comedy screenplay by T.E. B. Clarke

Finding that their branch railway line will be axed, a group of villagers decide to buy the railway and run it themselves. Now they must convince the railway authorities they are competent, and compete against a planned bus service. There are several…

The Titfield Thunderbolt

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    2w, 3m, 12any gender (adult)

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Summary
Finding that their branch railway line will be axed, a group of villagers decide to buy the railway and run it themselves. Now they must convince the railway authorities they are competent, and compete against a planned bus service. There are several suggestions to achieve the required special effects and music for the song composed by Alan Edward Williams is contained in the acting edition.
  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting Various simple settings
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Play with Music

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  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
  • Mandatory Music/Media Fee: £10 per performance

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Philip Goulding

Philip Goulding

Philip Goulding’s stage plays include Beneath the Waves (Eastern Angles/Colchester Mercury Theatre), Then He Kissed Me (Royal Theatre Northampton 1993, Courtyard Theatre London in association with Soho Theatre 1996), kid (Eastern Angles/Colchester Mercury Theatre), Went Down ...

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