- Our first live show since the Covid 19 pandemic saw the Lane End Players’ undertake their first full length open air production at the Lane End Playing Fields with the charming little comedy “The Darling Buds Of May” by HE Bates, an uplifting tale about a wonderful family in rural England. Cast Pop Larkin- Rob Watkins Ma Larkin - Holly Haynes Primrose- Sharon Hollander Montgomery- Thomas Bentley Petunia- Bonnie Hopkins Zinnia- Rainbow Richards Victoria - Eleanor Monks Mariette- Devon Grimsdell Mr Charlton (Charley)- Ethan Cotton The Brigadier- Roger Saper Tax Inspector - Paul Brown Miss Pilchester- Ceri Nicolson Pauline - Jody Cook Sir George Bluff Gore - Nigel Bacon Lady Bluff Gore - Tish Marshall Angela Snow - Lucy Evans
