Wotcher, Kevin!

Yes, you're right. I remember the Chestnuts opening - what a great club - hope it's still running. I'm sure I recall that The Blackbirds and the Chestnuts ran contemporaneously (:-O) for a while.

What I can't remember is, did they both do a Ladies' Christmas Panto in the same year? Those Ladies' Pantos were simply awesome! And very, very funny.

Do you remember Dave Roberts' (and other Earls of Essex's) summer Dejeurners?