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Medieval Feast a delightful tale to discover the real King James By Liz Dadson |
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 Seated at the head table are Matt Horst (L) as the Captain of the Guard, John Adams as King James, Sonya Holt as Queen Morgana, and Elaine Van Rooyen as the queen's Lady in Waiting, at the Kincardine Theatre Guild's Medieval Feast, Friday night, in the Kincardine Hall at the Davidson Centre  John Adams (L) as King James, and his queen played by Sonya Holt, are joined at the head table by Andy Hill who claims to be the real King James, with Elaine Van Rooyen as the queen's Lady in Waiting  Knights stand guard while Stacey Millar (L) pinches Sean Walsh's bottom as a punishment for him pinching hers earlier The Norsemen make their case in front of the king Which man is the real King James and which is the imposter? |
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There's something about April Fool's Day that makes it the perfect night for the Kincardine Theatre Guild's Medieval Feast. Held Friday night in the Kincardine Hall at the Davidson Centre, it was a great feast, with delicious food and lots of fun and folly. Written by John F. Adams, who played the lead role of King James, the tale begins with "Harold the Herald" played by Jim Peddie, welcoming the clans to the feast in honour of the homecoming of their king. The king had been gone many months and his people thought he had perished, but he has returned and they are celebrating. Joining King James at the head table were Queen Morgana played by Sonya Holt, the Captain of the Guard played by Matt Horst, and the queen's Lady in Waiting Sluiceme Loofa played by Elaine Van Rooyen. Cavorting through the crowd were Chester the Jester played by Matt Harvey, and Iggy the Jailer played by Doug Pellett, as well as numerous Knights, Servers and Wenches. As the king is about to tell the tale of how he managed to get back to his clansmen, enter Andy Hill as Sir Formonth Dolt who claims to be the real King James because he has the royal scepter and sword. So begins the real hilarity as the crowd and those closest to to the king turn on Adams (King James) and he cries out that they are a fickle bunch! After several contests, involving routines very similar to the television show, "Whose Line Is It Anyway?", neither Queen Morgana nor the clans and countrymen can truthfully say which man is the real King James. In the midst of all of this confusion, various members of the audience have been thrown in jail for a multitude of sins, and then bailed out, including two Norsemen played by Jim McArthur and Andy Leyden.
Doug Pellett as Iggy the Jailer (L) locks up Amanda Farrell Dixon, Shari Roberts, and the Norsemen,Jim McArthur and Andy Leyden Sean Walsh was charged for pinching a lady's bottom for which he was fined. Then Eddie Daniels came forward, saying he was the real King James, and was promptly thrown in jail. The tension mounts as King James (Adams) is seized and about to be thrown in the dungeon, when the real story comes out about "Love's Crescent Moon," a secret only the real King James would know. Formonth is revealed as the Dolt he is, and it is discovered that Sluiceme Loofa, the Lady in Waiting, is in on the scam. Both are dragged away to be executed. However, Morgana asks the king to put them in jail instead. If they can raise the fine of 500 shillings, they will be released and sent to live at "D'nae Gothere". It's up to the audience to raise the money, and the funds are found so the criminals are sent away. King James and Queen Morgana bid everyone goodnight and the tale ends. Doug Pellett plays Iggy the Jailer
Eddie Daniels claims to be the real King James but is thrown in jail
Joyce Woods slurps her soup
Knight Wayne Roberts (R) brings Keith Van der Hoek before the King for punishment |
Not in the script
were several great ad-libs by
audience members and Adams, as well as a couple of power outages which
added to the magnificent fun of the Medieval Feast.
While the food was good, there were no utensils so the participants ate with their hands. All proceeds from the event go toward the Kincardine Theatre Guild's scholarship fund.  Elaine Van Rooyen as the queen's Lady in Waiting chows down on a chicken leg  King James (John Adams) tells his tale  Sir Formonth Dolt (Andy Hill) claims to be the real King James  Fort Papalia (L) and Jaki Mayer Duggan serve the soup  Robyn Mercanti (L) and Brontae Hunter sell flowers to the crowd  Bryan (L) and Cheryl MacDonald feast at the Medieval Feast Scrolling stops when you move your mouse inside the scroll area. You can click on the ads for more
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