Reg

by Susan Moore29 December 2011

Reg Calvert. Fanstic true story, often funny and poignant, about the lives of Reg and Dorothy Calvert. (With recorded or live music). They fall in love at eighteen and marry. Can’t afford to buy a house so Reg converts an old bus and they live in an apple orchard. He flits from job to job until he first hears ‘Rock around the Clock.’ He decides to bring Rock ‘n’ Roll to England. Buys Clifton Hall which becomes known as the school of ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll.’ Reg has a dream to run his own pirate radio station and his tragic death changes the face of British broadcasting.

Simple staging. Cast of twelve - with scope for many more. Performed by Peters Players in Old Windsor 2009. Revised version at the Abbey Theatre in Nuneaton 2011 - great success, audience were buzzing! Lots more information on web site: www.regcalvert-plays.co.uk Free for amateur theatre groups to perform in 2012. There are many options a Director can select to make this a very individual play. Script available. Also video recording can be viewed. Some scenes on youtube.

About the Author

Susan Moore

I grew up with the most unusual parents. Reg and Dorothy Calvert. When my father first heard 'Rock Around The Clock' he decided he wanted to bring Rock & Roll to England and he formed new groups and organised the first 'real' entertainment for teenagers in this country. They bought Clifton Hall near Rugby which became known as the 'School of Rock n' Roll' and he went on to own his own pirate radio station and came to a tragic end. As an artist and author, I decided to write about their extraordinary lives and developed their story into a stageplay. Has recently been performed and the audience came out 'buzzing'.