“Good evening. This is the BBC Light Programme broadcasting from London. It’s 7.45 and time for the next thrilling episode of ‘Dick Barton and the Slaves of The Sultan’!”
When Dick Barton, Boy’s Own adventurer, all-English hero and teatimewireless star, is called upon by MI5 to track down a wealthy socialite missing off the Horn of Africa, little does he know the can of worms he’s about to open.
Before you can say ‘Crikey!’ our hero is mixed up in a fiendish foreign plot to seize control of our upright and principled British armaments industry. Good heavens!
With his loyal working class sidekicks, Jock and Snowy, by his side, Barton sallies forth encountering a nefarious criminal syndicate called the X Faction; a burlesque brace of femme fatales; and a run-in with Squadron Leader James ‘Biggles’ Bigglesworth of the Special Air Police.
Will Barton, side-parting and moral certainty intact, win the day through British pluck and determination? Will gorgeous heiress, Felicity Buff-Orpington, escape the steamy seraglio of Zanzibar; and if she does, will the pure un-distilled manliness of the Barton ideal wilt in the face of her manifold charms? Or will assorted foreign johnnies and homegrown villains consign Barton to an improbable cliffhanger ending from which there can be no possible escape?!
There’s only one way to find out, tune in to the next exciting instalment of: ‘Dick Barton, Special Agent…’
The play takes place on licenced premises by kind permission of the Coulsdon Manor Hotel and Golf Club, a Bespoke Hotel. A bar serving hot and cold drinks and a barbecue will be available from 6.45pm on all performance dates, so with respect to our hosts, we ask you not to bring your own food and drink for consumption on the premises. Audience seating is on grass, so we recommend for your comfort that you bring your own rug, blanket, cushion or garden chair. Do please also bring warm clothing for later in the evening.
Tickets: Adults £10:00
....Concessions £ 7:00 (Concessions are Children, Students in Full Time Education & Seniors (60+))
