The obituary notice of Barry SANIGAR

Remembering a very special friend
Mr Bumble and Pickwick. x
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Yesterday we said our "Goodbyes" to you Baz. You will never be forgotten. You helped so many young people and brought laughter and joy to so many with the wonderful work you did for Probation, Hamoaze, Harbour, the theatre and all the drama groups. Will miss our "fish and chips days" with you and Eileen, the visits to see the various shows including part of your Christmas present from me each year tickets to see the Pantomime, the shows you put on at Hamouse, Stables Theatre Group, Shaugh Prior to name but a few. The garden parties at Babs each time when you were on washing up duty and I was wiper up and dish collector!! The laughter that rang out in the Theatre audience when in one scene your fellow actors missed out a whole scene and you calmly told him so (you stupid boy!) and started the scene again. It almost brought the house down!!!! The Stables Theatre rendition of 1. The Wombles and 2. The Happy Wanderer to name back a few. Supervising the Plymouth Explorers on the Duke of Edinburgh camping out for their Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards. The residentials at Princes Hall, Batchelors Hall, Bovisand, Neathern Brock to mention just a few!!! So many many memories. I will miss our visits to Sainsbury's only for you to make a beeline for the DVDs and CDs and me to go and get the household shopping for Eileen! So many many wonderful memories. Rest well my friend and legend.
Ann The Van xx

Today we said goodbye to a legend in the world of theatre. A man of integrity who worked tirelessly all his life for others and deservedly recognised for this by being awarded the MBE.
A beautiful service was held today with his loving family and many of his friends from the many theatre companies he directed for, including 'The Wranglers', 'Plymouth Theatre Company', 'Western College Players' and many more. One of his final shows was directing the Shaugh Prior Players in the pantomime earlier this year. My fondest memories was working with Barry for the first time 1996 in Plymstock Amateur Operatic Society's musical 'Showboat' (last time it was performed in Plymouth. I then worked with him on 2 other occasions with the group now called Sounds Musical Theatre Company in 'Calamity Jane' in 1998 and again in 'Blitz' in 2001. I also came to another group in 2000 called the Peverell Millennium Players and ended up staying for 13 years. But it is with 'Touchwood Theatre Company that our true friendship began when Barry not only directed for us over a 10 year period but as an ultimate Dame in several pantomimes as Mother Goose and Widow Twankey and as the brilliant WC Fields in our 'Way out West Show'. Barry to me is the ULTIMATE and BEST Mr Bumble ever and Barry played to role twice for Touchwood in 2002 and 2009. Barry is a great teacher in theatre and learnt a huge amount from him. He has been a very special friend and have enjoyed many shows and trips together. My thoughts are with his lovely wife Eileen, his daughters, all his friends and in particular his wonderful grandsons Ben and Tom who continue to carry on his legacy.
RIP Barry and no fighting over who's the best Dame with dear Jim Chenery. They now have two of the best.

Today we said goodbye to a legend in the world of theatre. A man of integrity who worked tirelessly all his life for others and deservedly recognised for this by being awarded the MBE.
A beautiful service was held today with his loving family and many of his friends from the many theatre companies he directed for, including 'The Wranglers', 'Plymouth Theatre Company', 'Western College Players' and many more. One of his final shows was directing the Shaugh Prior Players in the pantomime earlier this year. My fondest memories was working with Barry for the first time 1996 in Plymstock Amateur Operatic Society's musical 'Showboat' (last time it was performed in Plymouth. I then worked with him on 2 other occasions with the group now called Sounds Musical Theatre Company in 'Calamity Jane' in 1998 and again in 'Blitz' in 2001. I also came to another group in 2000 called the Peverell Millennium Players and ended up staying for 13 years. But it is with 'Touchwood Theatre Company that our true friendship began when Barry not only directed for us over a 10 year period but as an ultimate Dame in several pantomimes as Mother Goose and Widow Twankey and as the brilliant WC Fields in our 'Way out West Show'. Barry to me is the ULTIMATE and BEST Mr Bumble ever and Barry played to role twice for Touchwood in 2002 and 2009. Barry is a great teacher in theatre and learnt a huge amount from him. He has been a very special friend and have enjoyed many shows and trips together. My thoughts are with his lovely wife Eileen, his daughters, all his friends and in particular his wonderful grandsons Ben and Tom who continue to carry on his legacy.
RIP Barry and no fighting over who's the best Dame with dear Jim Chenery. They now have two of the best.