In the spirit of keeping D.A.D.S. in the village, the 2002 production ‘Dunsfold.org.y – A Review’ was written primarily by two Dunsfold residents – Geoff Sweatman and Michael Walker – and prompted the following comment on the local Dunsfold Village website – “A visitor from Mars would probably assume that there wouldn’t be much going on in the village.”
Jane Sweatman directed the production and it was staged by Anne Cannings. Contributions were made by many in the village to the many skits and vignettes including (somewhat senior) Dunsfold residents portraying the local toddler group, the Commons Committee discussing the thorny problem of dogs fouling the common, and the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore sketch about Mr. Spiggot “…Spiggot by name and spiggot by nature…”, a one legged man auditioning for the part of Tarzan.
The whole melange was tied together and viewed from the perspective of a visiting Martian, played by David Burt, who had landed an exploratory mission on Dunsfold Common (makes a change from the White House lawn). The Martian could change sex and appearance at will but could always be recognised by the audience by his antennae.
And if that was not enough, there was even a spacecraft landing and taking off from our tiny stage…yes, really!
