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A Letter From The General
by Maurice McLoughlin. Performed 21st-26th April 2008.
Synopsis
This was the third and final production of our 38th season of NADS.
The play is set in the common room of a Mission Station, in a far eastern country in 1950. A revolution has taken place and ‘The General’ is a leader of the province. The nuns, their priest and local English residents are ordered to leave, or they will be shot.
This play was presented as follows:
- Act I: Afternoon.
- Act II, Scene 1: Evening of the same day.
- Interval.
- Act II, Scene 2: The next morning.
- Act III: Evening of the same day.
Cast & Crew
| The Cast (in order of appearance) | |
| Sister Henry | Shirley Crowther |
| Sister Lucy | Myra Channell |
| Sister Bridget | Jenni Freeman |
| Reverend Mother | Marjorie Meredith |
| Sister Magdalen | Alma Conboy |
| Arthur Stilton (the British Consul) | Frank Capener |
| Ruth Stilton (his wife) | Mary Turner |
| Captain Lee | Gareth Woodhouse |
| Father Schiller | Martin Jones |
| Producer | |
| Play produced by | Jan Fursier |
| Crew | |
| Set construction | Baska Baranowska, John Barnes, Mike Beal, Lyndon Clark, Lesley Crowther, Maurice Hayling, David Hyam, Mary Hyam, Martin Jones |
| Scenic Artist | Philip Lumsden |
| Costumes | Heather Hughes, Barbara Stephens |
| Props | Kathleen Arthur, Gillian Thorp |
| Lighting | John Barnes |
| Sound | Lesley Crowther |
| Prompt | Jackie Barnes |
| Stage Manager | David Lumb, Gaynor Tinker |
| Front Of House | |
| FOH Managers | Mike Beal, Lyndon Clark, David Morgan |
| Kitchen Supervisor | Sylvia Davies |
| FOH Duties | Society Members & Friends |
| Floral Decor | Sylvia Davies |
| Other | |
| Advertising Space | Nationwide Building Society |
| Ticket Sales Venue | Oriel Davies Gallery |
| Publicity | Lesley Crowther |
This amateur production was given by arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
