LAST NEWS - Forthcoming Exhibitions and Stage Plays by Susan Moore, Reg Calvert's Daughter, 2009

IN BRIEF:
Based on the lives of Reg and Dorothy Calvert between 1946 - 1966. They fall in love at 18, marry and struggle together to succeed in the world. The play is with music and has sensitivity, humour, conflict, tragedy and finally ends with intrigue.

PART ONE: SCHOOL OF ROCK & ROLL
Dorothy dreams of a home and stability. Reg constantly moves from one enterprise to another. When he first hears Bill Haley's 'Rock around the Clock' he decides to put together 'rock' bands and run dance halls for teenagers. They buy Clifton Hall near Rugby, which becomes known as the School of Rock & Roll. Reg manages many succesful bands including Pinkerton's Colours, Danny Storm, The Fortunes, The Rocking Berries and Screaming Lord Sutch etc.

PART TWO: DEATH OF PIRATE RADIO
Radio Caroline, a Pirate Radio Station has started to broadcast off the east coast and Reg Calvert and Screaming Lord Stuch plan a publicity campaign.. to start another pirate station. Soon, Sutch leaves Reg to carry on and he begins to make the station a success. Radio Atlanta want to go into partnership with him but they run out of money. Radio London make him a very good offer but before Reg can sign the papers, the station is boarded and taken over by a gang led by Major Smedley from Radio Atlanta on the pretext that he had a very valuable transmitter on the station. When Reg goes to see him to discuss the boarding, Smedley is waiting, with a gun.....