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, directed and produced by Dominic Frisby.Order original Kisses on a Postcard CDs here.Kisses on a Postcard, the intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby, tells the story of two boys in WWII - Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, who, to escape German bombing, are evacuated from their family in south-east London to a tiny village in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.Full of surprising humour and memorable songs, this is unique portrait of an extraordinary time in British history.“Enchanting, profoundly moving and delightful,” Charles Spencer, the Telegraph. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kisses.substack.com
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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 GIsIncludes 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 Kisses on a Postcard CDs here.Kisses on a Postcard, the intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby, tells the story of two boys in WWII - Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, who, to escape German bombing, are evacuated from their family in south-east London to a tiny village in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.Full of surprising humour and memorable songs, this is unique portrait of an extraordinary time in British history.“Enchanting, profoundly moving and delightful,” Charles Spencer, the Telegraph. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kisses.substack.com
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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 and Frankie Joel-Celoni. Adapted, directed and produced by Dominic Frisby.Order original Kisses on a Postcard CDs here.Kisses on a Postcard, the intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby, tells the story of two boys in WWII - Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, who, to escape German bombing, are evacuated from their family in south-east London to a tiny village in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.Full of surprising humour and memorable songs, this is unique portrait of an extraordinary time in British history.“Enchanting, profoundly moving and delightful,” Charles Spencer, the Telegraph. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kisses.substack.com
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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 produced by Dominic Frisby.Order original Kisses on a Postcard CDs here.Kisses on a Postcard, the intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby, tells the story of two boys in WWII - Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, who, to escape German bombing, are evacuated from their family in south-east London to a tiny village in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.Full of surprising humour and memorable songs, this is unique portrait of an extraordinary time in British history.“Enchanting, profoundly moving and delightful,” Charles Spencer, the Telegraph. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kisses.substack.com
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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 McGuiness and Frankie Joel-Celoni. Adapted, directed and produced by Dominic Frisby.Order original Kisses on a Postcard CDs here.Kisses on a Postcard, the intensely moving musical by Terence Frisby, tells the story of two boys in WWII - Terry and Jack, aged seven and eleven, who, to escape German bombing, are evacuated from their family in south-east London to a tiny village in Cornwall, where they spend the next four years.Full of surprising humour and memorable songs, this is unique portrait of an extraordinary time in British history.“Enchanting, profoundly moving and delightful,” Charles Spencer, the Telegraph. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit kisses.substack.com
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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