Doctor Angelus (1973)
by [James Bridie]]
Produced by Rita M. Tootill
Performances: Sun 14th – Sat 20th Octobber 1973, Theatre
Contents
Introduction
Scene a doctor's consulting room, 1920s.
Act 1 An autumn evening, 9pm
Act 2 Scene 1 - Two weeks later, about 9am. Scene 2 - That night, about 11pm
Act 3 The next morning, 10am
There was a 15-minute interval between acts.
Cast
- Dr Johnston - Roger Dettmer
- Dr Angelus - William Curd
- Jeanie - Vivienne Miles
- Mrs Corcoran - Brenda Maughan
- Mrs Angelus - Sheila Rees
- Sir Gregory Butt - Arthur Skinner
- Inspector MacIvor - D'Auvergne Bernard
- Policeman - Ray Seaton
Crew
- Stage Manager - Ray Seaton
- Lighting - Colin Stokes
- Sound - Jim Judd
- Set Design - Rita M. Toothill
- Set Construction - Ray Seaton & Jimm Judd
- Properties - Bob Grice & Jean Warboyes
- Wardrobe - Iris Lenny & Janet Blackely
- Prompt - Brian Scoltock
- Front of House & Box Office - Frank Howcutt
Reviews
"SLTC's Dr Angelus is alive and unwell and dying in West Norwood"
It could be argued that James Bridie's plays, like some wines, are not good travellers.
Certainly performances down in this part of the world are few and far between. We should therefore, at least in theory, be grateful to the South London Theatre Centre for staging (until 20th October) one of his most atmospheric pieces.
But theoretical gratitude is soon dispelled by the chill wind of practical experience. This, the second production of the new season, sharply raises the question: what is the SLTC for? If the answer is merely to add another amateur drama society to the numbers, well and good. But I have always understood that there was more to it than that. If the SLTC deserves to survive, it should be a shining example of a dedicated theatre group, offering the next best thing to a professional company.
On that basis Rita M. Toohill's production of "Dr Angelus" is hardly out of the stalls, let alone in the frame.
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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