"A Letter from the General" by Maurice McLoughlin - March 1999

 

Produced &

Directed by Stan Harbidge

The Cast (in order of appearance) 

Sister Henry 

Judith Pratt 

Sister Lucy  

Pam Thompson

Sister Bridget 

Liz Loach 

Reverend Mother  

Christine Jackson

Sister Magdalen 

Annette Ayres 

Arthur Stilton - British Consul  

Geoff Halfnight 

Ruth Stilton - his wife 

Sally Anderson 

Captain Lee 

Steve Godfrey 

Father Schiller 

Jon Jones

Synopsis

The action takes place in the common room of a mission station in an eastern country in the year 1950.
It is a battle of wits between the sisters of the mission and the evil Captain Lee, who serves in the revolutionary army and seeks to arrest the mission's doctor / priest, Father Schiller. Will Captain Lee succeed or will the resolute reverend mother help Schiller to escape?
All appears lost when a letter from the general seems to offer a way out - but at what cost?

ACT I

 

Scene I

Afternoon

ACT II

 

Scene I

The evening of the same day

INTERVAL & REFRESHMENTS

Scene II

The next morning

ACT III

 

Scene I

The evening of the same day

 

The Production Team

Stage Manager 

Mike Geisow

Prompt 

Val Culm

 

Tina Warrington

Properties

Val Rushworth

Sound & Light

Clive Holland 

 

Susan Jones

Set Construction

Group Members

Ticket Sales 

Kath Ready

Refreshments 

Kath Ready

Front of House

Mick & Maureen North