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Written by Constance Cox
Story by Oscar Wilde
Directed by Peter Moore
Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking.
28th - 31st May 2008
at 7.45pm
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions)
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Synopsis
Lord Arthur Savile is a well-bred gentleman who is ‘not overburdened with brains’. His engagement to the lovely Sybil Merton looks like eternal happiness - but all this changes when his prospective mother in law, Lady Julia Merton, insists he has his palm read by Mr Podgers, a well-respected cheiromantist who predicts that Lord Arthur will commit a murder at some time. To prevent his future wife from having to bow her head in shame for him, Arthur feels duty-bound to get the dirty deed over and done with before the marriage and sets about choosing his victim, and their method of disposal.
He enlists the help of his faithful butler, Baines, and decides to poison his great aunt. While planning this murder, a strange character appears offering his help. His name is Herr Winkelkopf and he professes to be ‘President of the Royal Society of Anarchists’. Suffice to say, things go drastically awry with the first murder attempt, so another victim is selected, and another! Things then go from bad to worse, until an important revelation about the identity of Mr Podgers puts an end to the whole fiasco…or does it?
Cast
| Baines | Matthew Horton |
| Lord Arthur Savile | Mark Holton |
| Sybil Merton | Sam Bennett |
| The Dean of Paddington | George Grafton |
| Lady Windermere | Julia Stevens |
| Lady Clementina Beauchamp | Alison Byers |
| Lady Julia Merton | Tina Knight |
| Mr Podgers | Brian Inns |
| Nellie | Jill Coles |
| Herr Winkelkopf | Sandy Hurle |
Crew
| Director | Peter Moore |
| Stage Manager | Lyn Mison |
| Assistant Director | Lisel Slark |
| Set Design | Claire White-Aldworth & David Dunlop |
| Set Build | David Dunlop, Alan Wakefield, Peter Pratt, David Moore, George Grafton & Peter Moore |
| Lighting | Jonathan Miller |
| Sound | Bob Day, Simon Price, Tim Matthews |
| Wardrobe | Chris Moore |
| Wardrobe Assistants | Kate White-Aldworth, Brenda Midwinter |
| Props | Claire White-Aldworth |
| Front of House Manager | Chris Moore |
| FOH Assistants | Paul Foster, Sue Dingley, Jill Payne, Penny Matthews, Judy Stevens, Kay Doyle, Kevin Doyle, Tara Doyle |
| Box Office | Chris Moore |
| Photography | Jim Gallimore |
| Thanks to: | Joan McPherson; Carol Botterill; Jon Sandys; Oast Theatre, Tonbridge; Help the Aged, Addlestone; Tiger Timber; The Castle pub, Ottershaw; New Haw Community Centre |
Blog
Read the director’s blog here.
Reviews
“I say, a really ‘top drawer’ performance by all. Truly superb, five stars.” - Mr B. Lane, Addlestone.
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