An Ideal Husband
Oscar Wilde

Phipps: Stan Harbidge
Lord Goring: Phil Hawyes
Mason: Jim Wallis
Mrs Marchmont: Sian Barnard
Countess of Basildon: Pam Thompson
Earl of Caversham: Alan Haydock
Lady Chiltern: Katherine Buttfield
Miss Mabel Chiltern: Anna Hodkin
Lady Markby: Sally Anderson
Mrs Cheveley: Sarah Taylor
Vicomte de Nanjac: Jon Atack
Sir Robert Chiltern: Jon Jones
Mr. Montford: Terry Hall
Maids: Lydia Hall & Natalie Anderson
James the Footman: James Telling
Other characters: Annette Ayres, Carol Radford
Soloist: Lynne Holland
Synopsis Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. The Action takes place in two venues, the house of Lord Goring and also the fashionable London residence of Sir Robert & Lady Chiltern. Synopsis of Scenes Act I Sc 1 Lord Goring’s Dressing Room Sc 2 The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House Act II Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House INTERVAL Act III The Library in Lord Goring’s House Act IV Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House:
Act I: Sc 1 / Lord Goring’s Dressing Room
Sc 2 / The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
Act II: Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
Act III: The Library in Lord Goring’s House
Act IV: Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
Production Team Production Manager Terry Hall Assisted by Bill Sylvester Stage Manager Richard Stanway Prompt Sue Terry Properties Annette Ayres Wardrobe Carol Radford Hairdresser Linda Edmiston Sound & Lighting Clive Holland Susan Jones Set Design David Darby Set Construction Group Members Publicity Jon Jones Annette Ayres Tickets / Front of House Christine Harbidge Refreshment Organiser Bill Sylvester Photography Christine Harbidge:
Production Manager: Terry Hall
Assisted by: Bill Sylvester
Stage Manager: Richard Stanway
Prompt: Sue Terry
Properties: Annette Ayres
Wardrobe: Carol Radford
Hairdresser: Linda Edmiston
Sound & Lighting: Clive Holland
Susan Jones
Set Design: David Darby
Set Construction: Group Members
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Ayres
Tickets / Front of House: Christine Harbidge
Refreshment Organiser: Bill Sylvester
Photography: Christine Harbidge



David Darby
Directed by David Darby The Cast in order of speaking Phipps Stan Harbidge Lord Goring Phil Hawyes Mason Jim Wallis Mrs Marchmont Sian Barnard Countess of Basildon Pam Thompson Earl of Caversham Alan Haydock Lady Chiltern Katherine Buttfield Miss Mabel Chiltern Anna Hodkin Lady Markby Sally Anderson Mrs Cheveley Sarah Taylor Vicomte de Nanjac Jon Atack Sir Robert Chiltern Jon Jones Mr. Montford Terry Hall Maids Lydia Hall & Natalie Anderson James the Footman James Telling Other characters Annette Ayres, Carol Radford Soloist Lynne Holland:
Phipps: Stan Harbidge
Lord Goring: Phil Hawyes
Mason: Jim Wallis
Mrs Marchmont: Sian Barnard
Countess of Basildon: Pam Thompson
Earl of Caversham: Alan Haydock
Lady Chiltern: Katherine Buttfield
Miss Mabel Chiltern: Anna Hodkin
Lady Markby: Sally Anderson
Mrs Cheveley: Sarah Taylor
Vicomte de Nanjac: Jon Atack
Sir Robert Chiltern: Jon Jones
Mr. Montford: Terry Hall
Maids: Lydia Hall & Natalie Anderson
James the Footman: James Telling
Other characters: Annette Ayres, Carol Radford
Soloist: Lynne Holland
Synopsis Sir Robert Chiltern is a successful Government minister, well-off and with a loving wife. All this is threatened when Mrs Cheveley appears in London with damning evidence of a past misdeed. The Action takes place in two venues, the house of Lord Goring and also the fashionable London residence of Sir Robert & Lady Chiltern. Synopsis of Scenes Act I Sc 1 Lord Goring’s Dressing Room Sc 2 The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House Act II Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House INTERVAL Act III The Library in Lord Goring’s House Act IV Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House:
Act I: Sc 1 / Lord Goring’s Dressing Room
Sc 2 / The Octagon Room in Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
Act II: Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
Act III: The Library in Lord Goring’s House
Act IV: Morning-room at Sir Robert Chiltern’s House
Production Manager: Terry Hall
Assisted by: Bill Sylvester
Stage Manager: Richard Stanway
Prompt: Sue Terry
Properties: Annette Ayres
Wardrobe: Carol Radford
Hairdresser: Linda Edmiston
Sound & Lighting: Clive Holland
Susan Jones
Set Design: David Darby
Set Construction: Group Members
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Ayres
Tickets / Front of House: Christine Harbidge
Refreshment Organiser: Bill Sylvester
Photography: Christine Harbidge















