Arsenic and Old Lace by Joseph Kesselring

13-15 November 2003

Farcical black comedy revolving around the Brewster family, descended from the Mayflower settlers but now composed of maniacs, most of them homicidal. The hero, Mortimer Brewster, is a drama critic who must deal with his crazy, murderous family and local police in Brooklyn, New York, as he debates whether to go through with his recent promise to marry the woman he loves, Elaine Harper, who lives next door and is the daughter of the local minister.

Cast

Abby: Joyce Elson

Harper: Peter Lee

Teddy Brewster: Douglas Harding

Officer Brophy: John Moules

Martha Brewster: Barbara Brockway

Elaine Harper: Sarah Jay

Mortimer Brewster: Ivan Phillips

Mr Gibbs: John Elson

Jonathan Brewster: Peter Fleming

Dr Einstein: Vince Cook

Officer O’Hara: Robert McCafferty

Officer Klein: Peter Lee

Lieutenant Rooney: Rhymer Rigby

Mr Witherspoon: Phillip Bell

Crew

Director: Ruth Ferguson

Stage Management: Tracy Rudeforth, John Baskerville, Claire Fleming

Prompt: Karen Williams

Set Design: John Baskerville

Lighting Design: Robert Evans

Sound: Colin Allen

Properties: Margaret Bachini

Costumes: Andrea Butler

Publicity Photographs: Robert Evans

Programme: Nicole Ashbrook

Set Builders: John Elson, Robert Evans, Peter Fleming, David Fyfe, Michael Inskeep, Tracy Rudeforth, Colin Allen, Claire Fleming