Arsenic and Old Lace

Joseph Kesselring

Abby Brewster: Sue Terry
Dr. Harper: Alan Haydock
Teddy Brewster: Bill Sylvester
Officer O'Hara: Terry Hall
Martha Brewster: Sian Barnard
Elaine Harper: Katherine Buttfield
Mortimer Brewster: David Darby
Mr. Gibbs: Jim Wallis *
Jonathan Brewster: Jon Jones
Dr. Einstein: Tom Spencer
Lieutenant Klein: Stan Harbidge
Mr. Witherspoon: Alan Haydock
Synopsis This classic comedy gives us sisters Abby and Martha Brewster, two dear elderly ladies who are famous in their Brooklyn neighbourhood for their numerous acts of charity, but they have dedicated themselves to helping lonely old men who are looking for lodgings to find peace with their elderberry wine, laced with a delicate mixture of arsenic, strychnine and "just a pinch of cyanide". The two women are assisted in their crimes by eccentric nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and that he is building the Panama Canal in the cellar. Matters get complicated when a second nephew, theatre critic, Mortimer discovers the murders and then a third nephew, Jonathan appears who is on the run from the law. The action of the play takes place in the Brewster household in Brooklyn, U.S.A. Act 1 Late afternoon / early evening Interval Act 2 Sc 1 Later that evening & night Sc 2 Later that night Sc 3 Morning of the next day:
Act 1: Late afternoon / early evening
Act 2: Sc 1 / Later that evening & night
Sc 2 / Later that night
Sc 3 / Morning of the next day
The Production Team Production Manager Pam Thompson Stage Manager Bob Terry Prompt Annette Ayres Properties Carol Radford Sound & Lighting Clive Holland Lynne Holland Susan Jones Set Design Bill Sylvester David Darby Set Construction Bob Terry Group Members Costumes Carol Radford Publicity Jon Jones Annette Aryes Ticket Sales / Front Christine Harbidge of House Refreshments Organiser Yvonne Purser Photography Christine Harbidge Posters/Programme Christine Harbidge:
Production Manager: Pam Thompson
Stage Manager: Bob Terry
Prompt: Annette Ayres
Properties: Carol Radford
Sound & Lighting: Clive Holland
Lynne Holland
Susan Jones
Set Design: Bill Sylvester
David Darby
Set Construction: Bob Terry
Group Members
Costumes: Carol Radford
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Aryes
Ticket Sales / Front: Christine Harbidge
of House:
Refreshments Organiser: Yvonne Purser
Photography: Christine Harbidge
Posters/Programme: Christine Harbidge

Bill Sylvester

Directed by Bill Sylvester Production Manager Pam Thompson assisted by other group members The Cast (in order of appearance) Abby Brewster Sue Terry Dr. Harper Alan Haydock Teddy Brewster Bill Sylvester Officer O'Hara Terry Hall Martha Brewster Sian Barnard Elaine Harper Katherine Buttfield Mortimer Brewster David Darby Mr. Gibbs Jim Wallis * Jonathan Brewster Jon Jones Dr. Einstein Tom Spencer Lieutenant Klein Stan Harbidge Mr. Witherspoon Alan Haydock * Jim was unable to perform due to illness:
Abby Brewster: Sue Terry
Dr. Harper: Alan Haydock
Teddy Brewster: Bill Sylvester
Officer O'Hara: Terry Hall
Martha Brewster: Sian Barnard
Elaine Harper: Katherine Buttfield
Mortimer Brewster: David Darby
Mr. Gibbs: Jim Wallis *
Jonathan Brewster: Jon Jones
Dr. Einstein: Tom Spencer
Lieutenant Klein: Stan Harbidge
Mr. Witherspoon: Alan Haydock
Synopsis This classic comedy gives us sisters Abby and Martha Brewster, two dear elderly ladies who are famous in their Brooklyn neighbourhood for their numerous acts of charity, but they have dedicated themselves to helping lonely old men who are looking for lodgings to find peace with their elderberry wine, laced with a delicate mixture of arsenic, strychnine and "just a pinch of cyanide". The two women are assisted in their crimes by eccentric nephew who believes he is Teddy Roosevelt and that he is building the Panama Canal in the cellar. Matters get complicated when a second nephew, theatre critic, Mortimer discovers the murders and then a third nephew, Jonathan appears who is on the run from the law. The action of the play takes place in the Brewster household in Brooklyn, U.S.A. Act 1 Late afternoon / early evening Interval Act 2 Sc 1 Later that evening & night Sc 2 Later that night Sc 3 Morning of the next day:
Act 1: Late afternoon / early evening
Act 2: Sc 1 / Later that evening & night
Sc 2 / Later that night
Sc 3 / Morning of the next day
Production Manager: Pam Thompson
Stage Manager: Bob Terry
Prompt: Annette Ayres
Properties: Carol Radford
Sound & Lighting: Clive Holland
Lynne Holland
Susan Jones
Set Design: Bill Sylvester
David Darby
Set Construction: Bob Terry
Group Members
Costumes: Carol Radford
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Aryes
Ticket Sales / Front: Christine Harbidge
of House:
Refreshments Organiser: Yvonne Purser
Photography: Christine Harbidge
Posters/Programme: Christine Harbidge