THE MIDLANDS stage premier of classic British TV comedy Hi-de-Hi will take place in Sutton next month. The Trinity Players will perform the play based on a collaboration of episodes of the British hit comedy, set at the birth of the famous holiday camp in 1959. Chairman Rob Thomas said: “We were delighted to be offered Hi-De-Hi as a premiere and as a former red coat myself, I have had great fun teaching our cast the ropes”. They also have one of the country’s first ever holiday camp reps, 63-year-old Ann Simpson, to add a touch of authenticity to the show. Ann became a Pontins Blue coat in 1964, aged just 16 at Middleton Towers camp in Heysham, Lancashire and still remembers the songs, dances and scratchy costumes, The show runs from Friday September 16 until Saturday September 24 at Sutton Arts Theatre on South Parade with a gala evening on September 24. Tickets to the show are £8 or £6 concession available from the box office on 07843 928830. Money raised will go towards CHICKs, Country Holidays for Inner City Kids. Sutton News and Trinity Players are offering the chance to win a pair of tickets to the production simply by answering this question: * What was the name of the infamous holiday camp where Hi De Hi was set? Answers on a postcard to the Sutton News. Trinity Mirror Midlands competition rules apply: wwwtrinitymirror-midlands.co.uk/rules. The editor’s decision is final. | 
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