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Kisses on a Postcard
by A musical by Terence Frisby
It is 1940. Two boys from London, Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, are being evacuated to escape German bombing. They end up in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.The intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby tells the unforgettable story of those boys and their "second childhood". Full of surprising humour and memorable songs, this is a unique portrait of an extraordinary time in British history."Enchanting, profoundly moving and delightful," Charles Spencer, the Telegraph.Starring John Owen-Jones, Katie Secombe, Rosie Cavaliero, Marcia Warren, Evie Hoskins, Ian Virgo, James Clyde, Peter Temple and others. kisses.substack.com
Episodes
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Part 10: The Finale. It's Not Fair and Don't Be Late
The big finale. GIs depart for D-Day, leaving Elsie pregnant. Meanwhile, Auntie Rose and Uncle Jack learn some terrible news about their son, Gwyn. Jack and Terry return home to London. Starring John Owen-Jones, Katy Secombe, Evie Hoskins, Brandon McGuiness and Frankie Joel-Celoni . Adapted,...
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Part 9: Jack and Terry Fight
Terry comes top of the whole school. Jack and Terry fight. Elsie is seduced by one of the GIs Includes the songs You’re Not Thick, Country Bumpkins and Sweet Nightingale. Starring Katy Secombe, Lance Ellington and Evelyn Hoskins. Adapted, directed and produced by Dominic Frisby. Order original...
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Part 8: The Yanks Are Coming
Soldiers come to the village. There is a camp concert. 5-year old Teddy Willis is killed. Terry gets caned. Then the Americans arrive. A whole regiment of black GIs. Includes the songs Sweet Sixteen, Bless ‘Em All and Got Any Gum, Chum? Starring John Owen-Jones, Katy Secombe, Brandon McGuiness…
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Part 7: The Bombing of Plymouth
The Germans bomb Plymouth. Jack, Terry and Auntie Rose take shelter in a subway. Plus the meaning of “dreckly” - Cornish for mañana. Includes the songs Abide with Me and There’s a War On. Starring John Owen-Jones, Katy Secombe, Brandon McGuiness and Frankie Joel-Celoni. Adapted, directed and...
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Part 6: No One Was Clever, Boy
Terry misses out on a circus trip. Rommel is defeated in North Africa at El Alamein. And Terry and Jack learn about Uncle Jack’s experiences in the trenches in WWI. Includes the songs Come All Ye Jolly Tinner Boys, the Ash Grove and Hole in Ground. Starring John Owen-Jones, Simon Thomas, Brandon...
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Part 5: The Big Fight
Jack saves Terry’s life in the lead up to the big showdown between the Vackies and village kids. Includes the song England’s Bells. Starring John Owen-Jones, Brandon McGuiness, Frankie Joel-Celoni and James Clyde. Adapted, directed and produced by Dominic Frisby. Order original Kisses on a…
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Part 4: Granny Peters' Gooseberries
Punching cows, letters home to mum and the facts of life are among Terry’s adventures in this episode, part 4 of Kisses on a Postcard. Plus Jack, Terry, Elsie and Frank Emmet attempt to steal Granny Peters’ gooseberries. Includes the songs Dearest Mum and (the astonishingly beautiful). There Was…
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Part 3: Vackies vs Village Kids
Upheaval in the village as the vackies and local kids meet for the first time. Meanwhile, Gwyn goes off to war. Starring John Owen-Jones, Katy Secombe and Ian Virgo. Adapted, directed and produced by Dominic Frisby. Includes the Gwyn Goodbye song. Order original Kisses on a Postcard CDs here....
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Part 2: Outside Lav - All They Have?
Jack and Terry meet their new parents, Auntie Rose and Uncle Jack. Contains the title track Kisses on a Postcard, plus Just Remember. Starring John Owen-Jones, Katy Secombe and Rosie Cavaliero. Order original Kisses on a Postcard CDs here or get the rest of the show on Bandcamp. Kisses on a...
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Part 1: Goodbye to Mum Goodbye to London
Terry and Jack (aged 7 and 11) say goodbye to Mum and Dad. Along with the rest of the of their school, they set off by train. Nobody knows where they are going or who’ll they be staying with, but they end up in a tiny village in Cornwall. Starring John Owen-Jones, Katy Secombe and Rosie…
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Foreword and Opening Credits
In an illustrious career which included the longest-running comedy in the history of the West End, a hit film with Peter Sellers and Goldie Hawn, one of ITV’s most successful sitcoms of the 1970s, another of ITV’s most successful sitcoms of the 1980s, awards and fortunes, made and lost, my…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
It is 1940. Two boys from London, Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, are being evacuated to escape German bombing. They end up in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.The intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby tells the unforgettable story of those boys and their "second childhood". Full of surprising humour and memorable songs, this is a unique portrait of an extraordinary time in British history."Enchanting, profoundly moving and delightful," Charles Spencer, the Telegraph.Starring John Owen-Jones, Katie Secombe, Rosie Cavaliero, Marcia Warren, Evie Hoskins, Ian Virgo, James Clyde, Peter Temple and others.
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It is 1940. Two boys from London, Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, are being evacuated to escape German bombing. They end up in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.The intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby tells the unforgettable story of those boys and their "second...
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