Ladies in Retirement (1992)
by Edward Percy & Reginald Denham
Directed by Mrs Su Hands
Performances: Tue 4th – Sat 8th February 1992, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
The play was originally written in three Acts, but we have adjusted it to two.
Act One, Scene 1 June morning 1885, Scene 2 September afternoon, Scene 3 Afternoon, one week later, Scene 4 Saturday night, mid November.
Act Two, Scene 1 Sunday morning, Scene 2 The following Wednesday night, Scene 2, Thursday morning.
The action takes place in the house of Leonora Fiske and Ellen Creed on the Island of Grain in the Thames estuary.
Cast
- Lucy, a maid - Miss Melanie Deborca
- Miss Leonora Fiske - Miss Maxine Canham
- Miss Ellen Creed - Mrs Alva Semple
- Mr Albert Feather - Mr Neil Lewis
- Miss Louisa Creed - Miss Vivienne Weller
- Miss Emily Creed - Miss Mary Phelan
- Sister Theresa - Mrs Irene Winbourne
Crew
- Personal Assistant - Mr Victor Kelly
- Stage Manager - Mr Paul Hutchinson
- Lighting - Mr Brian Fretwell
- Sound Recording - Mr Brian Fretwell
- Sound Operator - Mr Thomas Williams
- Wardrobe - Mrs Val Williams
- Set Design - Mr Victor Kelly
- Set Construction & Painting - Mr Victor Kelly, Mr Paul Hutchinson, Mrs Su Hands & Miss Vivienne Weller
- Prompt - Miss Katharine Holmes
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
- Photos by Brian Fretwell
Albert Neil Lewis steals kiss from Lucy Melanie Deborca
Melanie Deborca & Alva Semple
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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