Written By
Constance Cox
Based on a short story by Oscar Wilde
Where and When
10th – 13th February 1999 @ The Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
The Plot
This play is based on an 1890’s story by Oscar Wilde about Lord Arthur Savile’s who is engaged to lovely Sybil Merton. Her pet chiromantist Podgers has read Lord Arthur’s palm and foretold he would commit a murder. Lord Arthur desires a blissful married life and therefore feels duty bound to get the murder over with first. Despite help from his butler and the cheerful anarchist Winkelkopf, attempt after attempt fails. Then news comes that Podgers is a charlatan: Lord Arthur is free and the carriage awaits to take him to the wedding rehearsal. Alas, it contains Winkelkopf’s newest bomb. Lord Arthur saves himself by tossing it into a horse trough. As the dust settles, two policemen appear and march the unhappy young man away and another postponement notice has to be sent to The Times.
Cast
- Baines – Jeremy Austin
- Lord Arthur Savile – Paul Dodman
- Sybil Merton – Carolyn Hewitt
- Dean of Paddington – Joe Brooks
- Lady Windermere – Jan Stevenson
- Lady Clementina Beauchamp – Enid Davies
- Lady Julia Merton – Penny Scotford
- Mr Podgers – Tony Willmett
- Nellie – Jean Dishington
- Herr Winkelkopf – Simon Jackson
Creative Team
- Director – Barry Baynton
- Stage Manager – Martin Matthews
- Designers – Amanda Brown and Eddie Colton
- Costumes – Enid Davies and Carolyn Hewitt
- Lighting Director – Russell Parker
- ASM – Ann Pond
- Properties – Saliann Colton, Kate Mounce and Heather Shew
- Make-up – Clare Downs and Karen Treadwell
- Caller – Matthew Gill
- Advertising Sales and Publicity – Barry Baynton and Dave Williams
- Posters – Geoff Whipp
- Programme – Richard Neal
- Photography – Eddie Colton
- Transport – Amanda Brown
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