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FLOWERING CHERRY
SYNOPSIS:
An aging and dreaming man finds he cannot relate to ordinary office life and isolating himself from those around him, he escapes into his apple orchard, leaving his wife to hold the home together.
BHTC NOTES: Although the discovered poster for the production states the show was 'Entered in the Mid Sussex Arts Association Festival,' at present, no information has come to light on how the play was judged or received.
PLAYWRIGHT: Robert Bolt (August 15, 1924 – February 12, 1995). His first stage play was 'Flowering Cherry' and he went on to win two best screenplay Oscars. One was for the movie version of 'A Man for All Seasons,' for which he did the screenplay for as well as authoring the play. The second was for his collaboration with David Lean for 'Doctor Zhivago,' from the novel by Boris Pasternak. Bolt also wrote 'Ryan’s Daughter,' 'Vivant! Vivant! Regina!,' and 'Lady Caroline Lamb.'
FLOWERING CHERRY
Playwright: Robert Bolt
Genre: Drama
Directed by: John Poulson
Production Date: April 1980
Group: BHTC
Staged: The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
BHTC Production Number: 107
Cast
Joan Collins
Adrian Thomas
Keith Jefferies
Peter Case
Kim Smith
Peter Martin
Janet Eade
Crew
Margaret Coveney
Geoff Twyman
Elizabeth Batten
Maureen Thomas
Peter Coveney
Barbara Chamberlain
Trevor Wilson
Richard Nurse & John Hurst
Anthony White
Barbara Chamberlain
Lesley Miles
Nancy Forsdike & Anthony White
Isobel Cherry
Tom Cherry
Jim Cherry
Gilbert Grass
Judy Cherry
David Bowman
Carol
Stage Manager
Set Design
Wardrobe
Properties
Technical Manager
Lighting
Sound
Scenery Construction
House Manager
Box Office
Prompt
Backdrop Painters
Programme & Press Cutting
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