Funtington Players are Disposing of The Body

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With the title Disposing of The Body, it sounds like a thriller but really isn't, says Alan Copsey who is directing the play for the Funtington Players.

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00:00 Good morning, my name is Phil here at Group Arts Editor at Sussex Newspapers. Lovely to

00:05 speak to Alan Copsey this morning. Now Alan, you are directing the next piece for the Funtington

00:11 Players, Hugh Whitemore's Disposing of the Body, and that's a misleading title in some

00:17 ways. We're not talking thriller, are we?

00:19 No, that's right. I mean, it's not as the title suggests. It's not whodunit. I mean,

00:27 it's quite a good title to draw people into the theatre, I think, but that's not what

00:33 it is. It's an intriguing play and we'll send the audience home at the end of the play with

00:39 a big...

00:40 It's more of a drama, is it then? It's about relationships.

00:43 It's a serious drama about human relationships and human frailties.

00:47 And I know you mustn't give too much away, and I wouldn't want you to, but just set the

00:52 scene then.

00:53 Well, it's about a couple who retire in their probably late 50s from London to the country

01:02 and they become involved with their next door neighbours. The woman next door volunteers

01:10 to act as a secretary for the man and they subsequently get involved in a fairly heated

01:19 affair of their...

01:20 Dot, dot, dot. It sounds good.

01:23 Absolutely. And that causes all kinds of issues and problems, including thinking about

01:32 the body.

01:33 And I shan't ask you whose body. But Hugh Whitemore is an interesting playwright, isn't

01:40 he?

01:41 He is indeed. I mean, he's best known for writing probably Pack of Lies and Breaking

01:47 the Code, both good plays which in fact made into films in the past. And he's also well

01:55 known for screenwriting. He wrote Gathering Storm, I think, '84, Charing Cross Road.

02:06 Oh, yeah. And it's lovely that you have this next instalment for the players because you

02:11 are one of the groups that have come back really well post-pandemic. I think you and

02:15 I can both think of groups that haven't re-emerged, but Huntington Players have done and have

02:20 done well, haven't you?

02:21 Yeah, I think we owe that to the fact that we have a very strong support. We always sell

02:27 well and hopefully put on interesting plays.

02:31 Brilliant. Well, lovely to speak to you. Thanks for your time and good luck with the play.

02:36 Thank you.

02:37 Yeah, very thanks, Phil.

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