The Ballad of the Mignonette (1988)

Poster by Poster Designer

by Graham Sinclair, Nick Girdler, Jean Bernhardt & Eve Thomas

Directed by David Hickman

Performances: Fri 13th – Sun 15th May 1988, Prompt Corner

Introduction

In 1884 the Mignonette, a small coastal boat, set sail from Southampton to Sydney. It had a crew of four. In the South Atlantic the Mignonette was shipwrecked and the crew hurriedly put to sea in a dinghy. This is the story of their ordeal, and of their survival.

All the events and facts depicted in the play are true. Edgar Alan Poe wrote "The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym" in 1838, 46 years before the Mignonette was wrecked and is quoted verbatim in the play.

Cast

• Edward Stephens - Keefe Browning
• Thomas Dudley - Paul Valleau
• Edmond Brooks - Derek Staples
• Richard Parker - Darren Doherty
• Charles QC - Les Lidyard
• The Singer - Alva Semple

Crew

• Stage Manager - Anji Gibson
• Assistant Stage Managers - Linda White, Vanessa Kelsey & Jann Herlihy
• Lighting Design - Richard Wood
• Lighting Operator - Cathy Bee
• Lighting equipment by arrangement with Touchstone Technology (Charles Wood)

Reviews

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Reminiscences and Anecdotes

This play was later taken to the Apollo Theatre, Isle of Wight.

See Also

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