Synopsis
An amateur drama company is rehearsing in the theatre at the end of the pier. Storms rage overhead and the doors are locked – they are trapped! Then a mysterious, ghostly presence passes across the stage, and when the Assistant Stage Manager falls to certain death through a trapdoor, the remaining actors are thrown into disarray. Their panic increases when one of the actresses is poisoned and it becomes evident that a murderer is in their midst…
Director/Producer
- Dorothy Morris
Cast (in order of appearance)
- ‘Linda’ ~ Denise Currell
- ‘Sandra’ ~ Ruth Draisey
- ‘Ginny’ ~ Heather Cooper
- ‘Harry’ ~ David Spear
- ‘Alex’ ~ Tim Weldon
- ‘Sylvia’ ~ Doreen Davies
- ‘Martin’ ~ Barry Cooper
- ‘Moppett’ ~ Julie Greenwood
Backstage
- Stage Manager ~ Alan Bailey
- Assistants ~ Simon Ellett, Tony Currell, Denise Currell, Dorothy Morris
- Prompt ~ Alison Shepherd
- Props ~ Maria Brawn
- Scenery ~ Denise Currell
- Hair & Make-up ~ The cast
- Front-of-house, Refreshments ~ Geoff Davies & others
Producer’s Note
Welcome to our first production of the twenty-first century! You will have noticed that we have, reluctantly, had to put up the prices of our tickets. The costs of producing a play go up annually and it is some time since we last increased our admission charges. The following figures may surprise you:
- 13 play books at £5.75 each plus P & P: £82.23
- Royalties at £39 per performance: £195.00
- Hire of hall plus electricity: £382.67 (this figure is for our last production)
Costs vary from play to play but these are three of the main expenses before a ticket has been sold.
The total raffle money last November was £286 and benefited the Evening Post Cancer Appeal, the Church Millennium Window Appeal and the Hall Restoration Fund.
Photos
The Cast at Rehearsal
Left to right: Julie Greenwood (“Moppett”), Doreen Davies (“Clayton”), Tim Weldon (“Alex”), Heather Cooper (“Ginny”), Ruth Draisey (“Sandra”), Denise Currell (“Linda”), David Spear (“Harry”), Barry Cooper (“Martin”)