Inverness theatre group to mark 75 years

THE curtain will go up on an Inverness theatre group’s 75th anniversary open day today – and the public is invited to be part of the celebration.

Inverness Provost Helen Carmichael will unveil a commemorative plaque at the Florians Little Theatre at Bught Park to mark the occasion.

After research in the run up to the anniversary, The Florians’ honorary vice president Trevor Nicol managed to track down Paul Vaesen, the son of the theatre group’s founder Guy Vaesen.

Trevor said: “We had discovered that Guy was the founder of The Florians at the time of our 50th anniversary in 1994.

“I had found an Inverness Courier newspaper article from 1944 which mentioned a new theatre club had formed and that they were performing a play written by Guy Vaesen called The Road That Beckons.”

Now his son Paul will be there as guest of honour.

On the open day – which begins at 1pm – there will be displays about the theatre group and an opportunity to meet and chat to members.

A video interview of long-standing members reminiscing about the group will also be shown

The open day is one of a series of events The Florians are planning to mark their 75th year.

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