Plague Over England (2014)
Performances: Tue 15th – Sat 19th April 2014, Prompt Corner
Contents
Introduction
In October 1953 Sir John Gielgud, then at the zenith of his fame as one of the great twentieth-century actors, was arrested in a Chelsea public lavatory. Plague over England explores the resulting scandal and its impact on the establishment and the ordinary gay men inhabiting the then twilight world of gay society. This play is a witty, caustic and painfully poignant exploration of a period not so long ago when homosexuality was likened to cancer or drug addiction.
Cast
- Lord Goddard/Doctor Ambrose Letts - John Lyne
- DCI Bellinger/Daniel Arlington - Michael Fife
- Mr Justice Lightbourne/Binkie Beaumont - Simon Gleisner
- Matthew Barnsbury/Magistrate/BBC voice - Michael Reeve
- Sir John Gielgud - Philip Gill
- Dame Sybil Thorndike/Mrs Thatcher - Fiona Daffern
- PC Terry Fordham - Tom Twinn
- Vera Dromgoole/Clerk to the Court - Caroline Beckett
- Brian Mandeville - Jack King
- Chiltern Montcreiffe/Sir David Maxwell Fyffe - Anthony Townsend
- Douglas Witherby/Bert - David Carr
- Gregory Lightbourne - David Clements
Crew
- Assistant Director - Carole Coyne
- Stage Manager - Jessica Osorio
- Lighting Designer - Gavin Parker
- Sound Designer - Andrew Rickinson
- Projection Images - Jack King, Mark Bullock, Stephan Reece
- Lighting Operator - Lee Ridgeway
- Sound Operator - Lee Ridgeway
- Set Designer - Mark Bullock
- Set Construction - Tom Couch
- Scenic Artist - Hazel Hindle
- Lighting Operator - Lee Ridgeway
- Costumes - Jean O'Hanlon
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