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