The London Vertigo by Brian Friel 14 April 1994
Performed at the Letchworth Little Theatre 32nd Drama Festival 13-16 April 1994
Also Performed at the Welwyn Drama Festival 11 June 1994 and the Luton Drama Festival.
The London Vertigo tells the story of Mrs O’Dogherty who is forced to reform her behaviour by dropping her newly acquired anglophile habits and language use to transform into ‘The Irish Fine Lady’. Her concomitant giving up of colonial mimicry and changing back to ‘decent Dublin domesticity’ unwittingly rewrites the original author’s own biography as comedy and farce.
Murrough O’Doherty : John Moules
Katty Farrel : Diana Evans
Tom Hamilton : Douglas Harding
Mrs Diggerty : Pat Phillips
Count Mushroom : Roger Newman-Turner
Crew
Director: Roger Newman-Turner
Assistant Director : Ruth Ferguson
Stage Manager: Peter Fleming
Costumes : Claire Fleming
Designer : Noel Ripley
Awards
Letchworth Little Theatre Drama Festival 1994:
Plowman Festival Winner trophy
Luton Drama Festival 1994:
Sir Reginald Pearson for Best Presentation
Best Comedy Prize
Runner up Best Actor Roger Newman Turner
Runner up Best Actress Pat Phillips