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May 31st 2003 - June & Frank Topping in
CHARACTERS AND CAPERS
from the
World of the Wesleys
June and Frank Topping created a wonderful atmosphere as they entertained us, transporting us back to the 18th Century world in which the Wesleys lived and worked. Not only were they in costume but they created their own sound effects and in particular a most lively and memorable storm at sea, as John Wesley sailed to America.
Their splendid performance took us on a delightful journey with the mood regularly changing from humorous to important issues of the day and back again. The numerous sketches with clever transitions proved to be a most enjoyable and entertaining experience.
The 18th Century was the century in which the Gregorian Calandar was adopted, Captain Cook landed in Botany Bay, the slave trade flourished and the American war of Independence was fought.
The contemporaries of the Wesleys included such charismatic figures as Dr. Johnson, Beau Nash, David Garrick, Oliver Goldsmith and Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
In the theatre John Gay's Beggars Opera enjoyed an extraordinary success, Mrs Siddons was performing on the London stage and in the concert halls Handel's Messiah was bringing people to their feet.
Methodism was not born in a vacuum but was part of a social and cultural upheaval that changed the world.
June and Frank Topping were invited to Skegness to give this performance as part of our celebrations for the Tercentenary of John Wesley's birth.
