Autumn 2003
A comedy by Norman Robbins
The cast in order of appearance
Jeanette Brown (Ethel Murchinson): Jeanette comes to us from Broughton Village Players (and Texas!), where she has taken on many roles, her favourite being Baroness Medusa. She came to our rescue as Ethel under difficult circumstances, so she can't really be a wicked step‑mother.
Lyn Martin (Peggy Ramskill): Lyn has been with HDC for nearly 20 years, and with Panto 89 and Shakespeare at the George for over 10. She enjoys her "Hyacinth Bucket" character in this play and invites you all to sit back and have a good laugh.
Roger Trencher (Walter Thornton): Roger has been with HDC for 6 years and this is at least the third time we've made him considerably older than he is! Still, at least he's not wearing skirts and a wig like he did in Panto. We hope.
Cilia Lamble (Alison Murchinson): A member of SIMADS, Cilla bravely stepped into the role of Alison partway through production. Pretty and petite in reality, Cilla has always dreaded being as fat as Alison and says her husband has threatened to divorce her if she ever looks like this in real life.
Bob Pugh (Frank Edwards): A familiar and welcome face for many years in HDC productions, as well as OARS, Panto 89 and Shakespeare at the George. We have to hope he doesn't indulge in his other hobbies of reading, walking and real ale all at the same time. (Oh, that was last week's rehearsal, wasn't it?)
Jacquie Spencer (Honoria Murchinson): Jacquie joins us from Brampton Park Players where she has been actor, director and producer. She claims she is doomed to playing dotty old ladies. No allegations of typecasting please - Jacquie is a solicitor, so watch out!
Julia Williams (Matilda Murchinson): Julia is another newcomer to HDC ‑ fresh from her debut performance as Prince Charming for Broughton Village Players. She is very pleased to not be wearing tights without trousers this time out.
Adam Greaves (Melvyn Thornton): Over his 11 years with HDC, Adam has acted, done backstage work and sound and lighting. His favorite role is tuna mayo. He fears his acting skills may be stretched in this role of a bumbling accident‑prone inventor. (I wonder if Melvyn plays hockey?)
Iris Boatfield (Priscilla Edwards): This is Iris's second role with HDC. She recently returned to England after 40 years in Australia, looking for decent fish and chips. One shrimp too many on the barbie, perhaps?)
Peter Vialls (Harry Elphinstone): Peter is a criminal lawyer whose hobbies include science fiction and fantasy role playing,. Go figure. He has been in countless HDC productions over the last 12 years, but complains he never gets the girl. We did give him a script, didn't we?
The Crew
| Stage Manager | Bob Pugh |
| Prompter | Michael Black |
| Lights | John Morgan |
| Sound | James Gerrard |
| Set | Bob Pugh |
| Props | Jeanette Brown and the cast |
| Costumes | The cast |
| Make‑up | Paul Sweeney |
| Photography | Adam Greaves |
The Programme
