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THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
Synopsis:
It is the Earl of Loam's whim to invite his servants once a month to the drawing room where they are treated as social equals. His daughter and friends are forced to serve them much to the distaste of Crichton, the butler, who knows his place.
He accompanies the Earl on a yachting party with the three daughters, an affected young man and a sporting parson, as well as the lady's maid who is in love with Crichton. They are wrecked on a desert island and Crichton, at first imperceptibly, takes command and wins their devotion by his resourcefulness. The women vie for his favor but he chooses Lady Mary, no longer indolent, but intensely vital for his wife. At this point a ship is seen in the offing and with noble self abnegation. Crichton signals to her and they are all rescued.
PLAYWRIGHT: James Matthew Barrie, (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan.
THE ADMIRABLE CRICHTON
Genre: Comedy
Playwright: J M Barrie
Directed by: Nancy Forsdike
Production Date: October 1987
Group: BHTC
Staged: The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
BHTC Production Number: 142
Assistant Director
Stage Manager
Set Design
Set Construction
Technical Manager
Technical Team
Wardrobe
Properties Team
Prompt
Box Office
Front of House
Jan Case
Julie Richards
Elizabeth Batten
Terry Thompsett, Graham Wood & David Fox
Peter Coveney
Richard Griffin & John Hurst
Nancy Forsdike, Pam Jefferies & Liz Batten
Margaret Coveney, Norma Somerville &
Barbara Kinsey
Jo White
Graham & Rosalind Wood
Julia Clark
Crew
Charles Lewis
Barry Kopp
Hannah Batten
Susan Lea
Jane Josephs
Keith Jefferies
Tim Leete
Norma Somerville
Chris Smith
Roy Lewry
Kevin Gray
Mary Jupp
Lily Crouch
Kerry Negus
Robert Negus
Nicola Wood
Heather Pratt
Jackie Lander
Stephen Lewry
Christine Lewry
Jamie Clark
Kevin Gray
Elizabeth Batten
Crighton
The Hon. Ernest Woolley
Lady Agatha Lazenby
Lady Catherine Lazenby
Lady Mary Lazenby
The Earl of Loam
Lord Brocklehurst
Mrs Perkins
Monsieur Fleury
Mr Rolleston
Mr Tompsett / A Naval Officer
Miss Fisher
Miss Simmons
Mademoiselle Jeanne
John
Jane
Gladys
Eliza (Tweeny)
Stable Boy
A Kitchen Wench
A Page Boy
A Naval Officer
The Countess of Brocklehurst
Cast
Programme & Press Cutting
Photos 1-22
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