Our last show    

 by arrangement with Samuel French

Jimmy Perry and David Croft’s

“Dad’s Army”

Based on the popular BBC comedy classic

Everyone knows the BBC comedy series about the Home Guard of Walmington-on-Sea, who battle daily against the Germans (not to mention ARP Warden Hodges), but not many realise that a few of the episodes were adapted for the stage. Jimmy Perry and David Croft’s “Dads Army” depicting the exploits of a war time Home Guard platoon has become an all time comedy classic. Jimmy Perry said of amateur productions of Dad’s Army that he had seen he “was amazed how well everything came together” Then the  thought struck him how the Home Guard were a group of people in the community working together and amateur theatre was much the same.

In May 2009 the Graffham Rustics presented , “Mum’s Army” and “The Godiva Affair”. The Rustics will brought their own unique interpretation of the characters of Pike, Jonesy, Fraser, Godfrey, Walker, the redoubtable Captain Mainwaring, and his Deputy Sergeant Wilson, Mrs Pike and Mrs Fox and whole host of other Walmington-on-Sea personalities. Period songs were  added to round off this evening of nostalgic entertainment and the audience were invited to come in period WWII costume.