155 - Ghost Writer (2007)

By DAVID TRISTRAM  
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A theatre company decides to stage a new production of Shakespeare's classic - fronted by TV Soap star Julian Dando, and backed by a cast of second-rate hams. At the last-night party is one Edward Pinfold, a promising young playwright, and husband of the talented but tempestuous actress, Ruby, who had played Ophelia. Tragically, that very night, Ruby - a renowned reveller with a reputation for burning the candle at all three ends - is found dead in bed. An overdose of naughty pills and booze. The theatre world went into a state of mourning that barely lasted into the afternoon. One year later, however, Edward remains deeply affected. Unable to face the emotional torment of living in his own home, he has moved into the attic room of one of his oldest actor friends, Alex. We join the story on the first anniversary of the death of Ruby Pinfold. May she rest in peace. 
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CAST  
Edward Pinfold - Graham Bond
Alex - Gary Smith
Ruby - Celia Richardson
Glenda - Jill Hackney
Frances - Anne Pope
Hedley - Laurie Sherry
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DIRECTOR
Robert Pope
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PRODUCTION TEAM 
 Stage Manager - Eric Frost
Prompt - Margaret Fernyhough
Set Designer - Graham Bond
Lighting Technician - Mike Bond
Sound Technician - James Earnshaw
Properties - Liz Howle & Liz Heape
Wardrobe - Margaret Fernyhough
Front Of House - Society Members
Refreshments - Sheila Tunstall, Shirley Fitchford & Team
Sweets - Barbara Unwin
Fire Officer - Robert Pope
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154 - Secondary Cause Of Death (2006)

 By PETER GORDON
Inspector Pratt arrives at Bagshot House with grim news for Colonel Craddock but that's just the beginning. Who is the strange Polish Count? Is Henrietta really an army Captain? And where does the thespian Longfellow fit into the scene? These are just some of the characters who make Pratt's return a chaotic nightmare as the bodies pile higher and higher!

This is the second in The Inspector Pratt Trilogy. The others were
1. Murdered To Death (Performed in 1999)
3.  Death By Fatal Murder (Performed in 2009)

CAST
Colonel Charles Craddock - Robert Pope
Henrietta Woolmer-Cardington - Jill Hackney
Count Puchlik - Gary Smith
Lady Isadora Pollock - Celia Richardson
Cynthia Maple - Doris Page
Cardew Longfellow - Robert Pope
Martha Armstrong - Pam Shufflebotham
Lily Tuthill - Anne Pope
Inspector Pratt - Graham Bond
Nurse Ann Parsley - Liz Howle

DIRECTOR
Leigh Colclough

PRODUCTION TEAM
Stage Manager - Eric Frost
Assistant Stage Manager - Laurie Sherry
Prompt - Delaine Wood
Set Designer - Graham Bond
Lighting Technician - Marian Bond
Sound Technician - Mike Bond
Properties - Liz Heap
Wardrobe - Margaret Fernyhough
Front Of House - Rob Pill & Team
Refreshments - Sheila Tunstall, Shirley Fitchford & Team
Sweets - Barbara Unwin
Fire Officer - Leigh Colclough

See photos of the players rehearsing in the gallery below.

Secondary Cause Of Death Rehearsals