BARBARA HERD Thank you to the members of Tempo. Not only are they performing Cats in 2018, but the particular song showcased at the Spotlight Awards ceremony in November, 2017, is a favourite of the company's president, Barbara Herd. Barbara started her amateur career on stage in Wilmslow in the 1950s and in 1953 played the Countess Maritza to her future husband’s butler. Barbara was well known as the “Principal Boy” in pantomimes presented by the Alderley and Wilmslow Amateur Operatic Society. And according to Tom Wildern, the amateur stage critic in the Manchester Evening News, “had the best legs on the amateur stage in the North of England!” They were shown off to the full advantage when she played Nellie Forbush in South Pacific. Her last show with the Alderley and Wilmslow AOS was Ivor Novello’s Perchance to Dream in 1970. Barbara went on to help Paul Thompson set up a Junior Musical Comedy Society in 1983. Then the society became known as SCAMPS and only recently had to change its name to TEMPO. She has been involved ever since. Barbara has supported the group financially, supervised and advised them with her costume making skills. Without Barbara TEMPO would never have started, let alone be the successful group it is today. It gives me great pleasure on behalf of the Association of Community Theatre to induct Barbara Herd into the ACT Hall of Fame.
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