Explore Sydenham’s 50-year history through new drama

Sydenham people are so excited about celebrating the suburb’s 50th anniversary that a group of them have got together to create their own short drama.
By The Newsroom
Published 28th Jun 2014, 08:00 BST
Mindy Chillery as Joan Tickle in Sydni Tickle.Mindy Chillery as Joan Tickle in Sydni Tickle.
Mindy Chillery as Joan Tickle in Sydni Tickle.

Sydni Tickle has been specially commissioned to be performed at the estate’s event to mark the milestone, which takes place at the Sydni Centre next Saturday (July 5) - at which there also will be music, food, displays, open top bus tours and canal boat trips.

Written by local writer Bev Murray and performed by Mindy Chillery of Golden Loom drama company, the play - which is based on historical facts - sees the ghost of Joan Tickle and fellow spirits visit the estate - where she and her husband Arthur were farmers during the 1940s and 50s - to reminisce about their time there.

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Audiences will see a Knight Templar tell of the Holy Well and the significance of water to the area; Elizabeth the Chef talk of setting up a business in troubled times; Corporal William Amey VC admire the War Graves Commission; and the great showman Buffalo Bill recall the muddy fields and the enthusiastic crowds when he brought his Wild West Show to Sydenham in 1903.

For full details of 50th anniversary celebrations and event timings, call 422071 or visit www.sydni.org