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| − | + | Following the German invasion of the Channel Islands in 1940, the Becquet family’s Guernsey home has been requisitioned for German officers. As widowed matriarch Jeanne navigates the dangerous game of the new commander’s attraction to her, her daughter-in-law Lily discovers a mysterious young man washed up on the shore. Wracked by fever, the man remembers nothing, including his own name; with equal probability he’s British or German. Lily and Jeanne’s young daughter Estelle convince her to shelter him until his memory returns. But harbouring this fallen angel threatens the modicum of safety and stability Jeanne has wrung from her family’s dispossession. | |
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== Reminiscences and Anecdotes == | == Reminiscences and Anecdotes == | ||
Latest revision as of 20:28, 17 July 2023
Performances: Tuesday 13 – Saturday 17 June 2023, Old Fire Station
Contents
Introduction
Following the German invasion of the Channel Islands in 1940, the Becquet family’s Guernsey home has been requisitioned for German officers. As widowed matriarch Jeanne navigates the dangerous game of the new commander’s attraction to her, her daughter-in-law Lily discovers a mysterious young man washed up on the shore. Wracked by fever, the man remembers nothing, including his own name; with equal probability he’s British or German. Lily and Jeanne’s young daughter Estelle convince her to shelter him until his memory returns. But harbouring this fallen angel threatens the modicum of safety and stability Jeanne has wrung from her family’s dispossession.
Cast
- Estelle - Elisa Benham
- Lake - Sarah Pearcey
- Lily - Elizabeth Grace
- Jeanne Becquet - Caroline Doyle
- Major Von Puntz - Gregory Williams
- Gabriel - George Dennis
Crew
- Stage Manager - Kay George
- Set Design - Chaz Doyle
- Lighting Design - Jason Salmon
- Rigging - Sean Thomas
- Sound Design - Adam Crook
- Lighting and Sound Operation - Lee Ridgeway and Rachael Lovegrove
- Set Construction - John Winters, Barry Heselden, Dennis Fenton, Sean Thomas, Jason Salmon, Caroline Doyle, George Dennis, Gregory Williams, Sarah Pearcey, Elizabeth Grace, Elisa Benham
- Fight Coordinator - Georgia Sian Clarke
- Show Photographs - Phil Gammon
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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