Semi-Detached
by
David Turner
directed
by Greg Platt
| Fred Midway
is halfway towards his goal in life: consolidating his
family's position as pillars of Dowihull Society. Their
SEMI-DETACHED home, with its red tarmac'd drive,
symbolises Fred's success to date. The play is set in the early 1960's, with the central character discovering, one Sunday, that he faces simultaneous crises in the love lives of his three children. Aided by his doting wife, Fred's talents are stretched to their limits as he strives to maintain the family's respectability - well - at least as far as the neighbours are concerned. The play was commissioned by the Belgrade Theatre, Coventry, and first presented in June, 1962, as part of the Festival to celebrate the reopening of Coventry Cathedral. |
Cast |
|
| Hilday Midway | Sheila Buckthorp |
| Fred Midway | Charles Barker |
| Tom Midway | Andrew Charlton |
| Eileen Midway | Alison Henry |
| Robert Freeman | Graham Davidson |
| Avril Midway | Mary Chapman |
| Garnet Hadfield | Jill Charlton |
| Nigel Hadfield | Bentley Hughes |
| Arnold Makepiece | John Males |
Crew |
|
| Stage Manager | Marion Plenderleith |
| Lighting Set | Bentley Hughes |
| Lights | Jeni Grant |
| Sound | Marion Plenderleith |
| Set Construction | Keith Rylands-Bolton, Douglas Ballard and Peter Dixon |
| Setting | Alison Henry, Mary Chapman, Jeni Grant, Greg Platt and Graham Davidson |
| Box Office | Jane Nutting |
| Coffee | M Johnson, Vi Davies and M Stanney |
Acknowledgements |
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| CH
Watson & Son, House Furnishers, Market Rasen Miss Caroline Phillips, Waverly Court, Market Rasen Miss Sally Wildsmith, Waverley Court, Market Rasen |