A Letter of Resignation

Hugh Whitemore

Mrs Brennan: Madeline Clarke
Oliver Widdowes: Alan Haydock
Ian Ritchie: Stan Harbidge
Lady Dorothy MacMillan: Sue Terry
Sir Harold MacMillan: Jon Jones
Synopsis The play is set in the library of a castle in Scotland during an evening in the summer of 1963. “A Letter of Resignation” is a work of fiction. Harold MacMillan was told of Mr Profumo’s resignation by telephone and not by emissaries from London. Widdowes, Ritchie and Mrs Brennan are invented characters. Nevertheless the main events de-scribed and discussed actually happened and are fully documented. Act 1 The library - one summer evening Interval - Approximately 20 minutes Act 2 The library - immediately afterwards:
The Production Team Production Manager Bill Sylvester Stage Manager Richard Stanway Prompt Annette Ayres Properties Carol Radford Sound & Light Clive Holland & Group Members Set Design David Darby Set Construction Bob Terry & Group Members Publicity Jon Jones Annette Ayres Tickets & FoH Manager Christine Harbidge Front of House/ Refreshments Group Members Photography Christine Harbidge:
Production Manager: Bill Sylvester
Stage Manager: Richard Stanway
Prompt: Annette Ayres
Properties: Carol Radford
Sound & Light: Clive Holland
& Group Members
Set Design: David Darby
Set Construction: Bob Terry
& Group Members
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Ayres
Tickets & FoH Manager: Christine Harbidge
Front of House/ Refreshments: Group Members
Photography: Christine Harbidge

Sally Anderson

Directed by Sally Anderson Production Manager Bill Sylvester The Cast (in order of appearance) Mrs Brennan Madeline Clarke Oliver Widdowes Alan Haydock Ian Ritchie Stan Harbidge Lady Dorothy MacMillan Sue Terry Sir Harold MacMillan Jon Jones:
Mrs Brennan: Madeline Clarke
Oliver Widdowes: Alan Haydock
Ian Ritchie: Stan Harbidge
Lady Dorothy MacMillan: Sue Terry
Sir Harold MacMillan: Jon Jones
Synopsis The play is set in the library of a castle in Scotland during an evening in the summer of 1963. “A Letter of Resignation” is a work of fiction. Harold MacMillan was told of Mr Profumo’s resignation by telephone and not by emissaries from London. Widdowes, Ritchie and Mrs Brennan are invented characters. Nevertheless the main events de-scribed and discussed actually happened and are fully documented. Act 1 The library - one summer evening Interval - Approximately 20 minutes Act 2 The library - immediately afterwards:
Production Manager: Bill Sylvester
Stage Manager: Richard Stanway
Prompt: Annette Ayres
Properties: Carol Radford
Sound & Light: Clive Holland
& Group Members
Set Design: David Darby
Set Construction: Bob Terry
& Group Members
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Ayres
Tickets & FoH Manager: Christine Harbidge
Front of House/ Refreshments: Group Members
Photography: Christine Harbidge