LADIES IN RETIREMENT
Programme
Production Date: April 1983
Directed by: Keith Jefferies
Genre: Murder Thriller
Group: BHTC
Staged: The Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill
SYNOPSIS:
In a remote, lonely house on the marshes of the Thames estuary, Leonora Fiske, an ex-actress lives with her companion Ellen Creed.
At first, a visit from Ellen's two sisters does little to suggest what lies ahead, but when the eccentric guests make themselves at home, Leonora's patience wears thin. She requests that Ellen's guests leave, but after a bitter row it is Leonora who vanishes. The arrival of the Creed sisters' nephew Albert only adds to the mystery and suspense, as his own shadowy past complicates the recent occurrences.
As he gradually pieces together the series of events which have unfolded, he must then hope that the eerie moonlit pantomime murder he stages to trap the real murderer succeeds - before he becomes the next victim.
This period thriller was based on a famous murder in 1885.
Stage Manager
Set Design
Set Construction
Technical Manager
Technical Assistant
Lighting
Sound
Rigging Assistant
Properties
Wardrobe
Prompt
Box Office Manager
Front of House
Publicity
Crew
Cast
Playwright: Edward Percy &
LADIES IN RETIREMENT
Tim Kendell
Anthony White
Tim Kendell & Leon Figg
Peter Coveney
Jane Cook
Jeremy Hole
Richard Griffin
John Hurst
Barbara Kinsey
Rebecca Muggeridge
Jane Josephs
Mary Jupp
Jane Towell
Graham Knight
Lucy Gilham
Leonora Fiske
Ellen Creed
Albert Feather
Louisa Creed
Emily Creed
Sister Theresa
Kim Smith
Nancy Forsdike
Joan Collins
Leon Figg
Margaret Coveney
Maureen Thomas
Sheila Wells
BHTC Production Number: 119
