Sir Oblong Fitzoblong, a highely unlikely knight-errant is sent by his duke to fight the black dragon with red eyes which lives on the Bolligrew Island- ruled over by the bold bad baron Bolligrew and his henchmen Squire Blackheart.
After making friends with Magpie and Badger, and defying the magician Moloch in a display of magic, we end with an exciting confrontation with the dragon and Baron Bolligrew’s  ” conversation”.
This play by robert Bolt, who wrote “A Man For All Seasons”, “The tiger and the Horse”, and the screenplay for the pricewinning film of “Lawrance of Arabia”, is cartain to take place among the great childrens classics, whose hallmark it seems to be that adults are no less enthusiastic in their addiction then the children.
Cast List:Â
Storyteller- TERENCE LODGE
Duke- KEITH WASHINGTON
Jones- GEOFFREY BRIGHTMAN
Juniper- DENNIS NOLAN
Sir Digby Vane- Trumpington –JOHN BLADWIN
Sir Graceless Strongbody- GERALD McNALLY
Sir Percival Smoothely-Smootie- JOHN BERRYMAN
Sir Oblong Fitz-Oblong- MALCOLM REID
Captin- WARREN CLARKE
Baron Bolligrew- JULIAN BATTERSBY
Squire Blackheart- PAUL HELLYER
Obidiah Bobblenob- BRAIN MILLER
Lord Mayor- GEOFFREY BRIGHTMAN
Mike Magpie- BRUCE MYERS
Bill Badger- WARREN CLARKE
Mazeppa- SARA KESTELMAN
DR. Beelzebub- JON CROFT
Men at arms- GERALD McNALLY, JOHN BALDWIN
The Poor and Needy- ELIZABETH SLADEN, JIMMY HAZELDINE, JOHN BALDWIN, JOHN BERRYMAN, DENNIS NOLAN, MICHEAL STIRRUP
DIRECTED BY TONY COLEGATE
SET DESIGN RICHARD MARKS
COSTUME CECILIA DOIDGE
LIGHTING MICHEAL BELL
SOUND DONALD CUTHBERT