SOAP BOX SPEECHES
31 Mar 2025
DORSET CLUBMEN - ALMOST FORGOTTEN ACTION: BANNERS organising: Gill & Sue; Clare & Eva; Tuppy & Pippa; Jackie & Helisha; Haydn & Sheila Share them out and give to soapboxers (?? & to audiences) at end of soapbox sequence – just before song/finale. SOAPBOXERS & LEAFLETEERS GROUPS 1. Stewart & Heather plus Luke 2. Jane & Will plus Dave & Amy; 3. Jeff & Shaine plus Sandra & Alan; 4. Barbara & Lauren PLUS Izzie & Annemarie A = STEWART; JEFF; JANE; BARBARA B = HEATHER; SHAINE; WILL; LAUREN C = LUKE; DAVE; AMY; SANDRA & ALAN; IZZIE & ANNEMARIE
- Carrying leaflets, the 4 Groups spread out down stage to audience boundary
- As they go, WILL encourages everyone to find their right places – maybe with verbal instruction e.g. “Obadiah, you take that group and Mary, you that one!”
- 4 spread out – Group 1 facing left side of audience; 2 & 3 facing centre; 4 facing audience on right
- ‘A’s climb onto soapboxes
- ‘B’s stand close by – to side. They need to be nimble and dart from side to side of partner.
- ‘C’s echo B and chant chorus parts and hand out fliers to audience/