Cold Comfort Farm

Directed by David Darby Production Manager Sarah Taylor The Cast (in order of appearance) Ada Doom Sue Terry Flora Post Katherine Buttfield Charles Terry Hall Judith Starkadder Sally Anderson Mr. Neck Stan Harbidge Seth Starkadder Doug Smith Rennet Alice Gee Chorus Jim Wallis Adam Lambsbreath Alan Haydock Elphine Starkadder Anna Hodkin Urk Starkadder Tom Spencer Reuben Starkadder Phil Hawyes Amos Starkadder Bill Sylvester Dandelion Gabrielle Anderson Sheba Liberty Taylor Mrs. Hawk-Monitor Sian Barnard Richard Hawk-Monitor Terry Hall Sneller Jon Jones Graceless the Cow Gabrielle Anderson & Liberty Taylor:
Ada Doom: Sue Terry
Flora Post: Katherine Buttfield
Charles: Terry Hall
Judith Starkadder: Sally Anderson
Mr. Neck: Stan Harbidge
Seth Starkadder: Doug Smith
Rennet: Alice Gee
Chorus: Jim Wallis
Adam Lambsbreath: Alan Haydock
Elphine Starkadder: Anna Hodkin
Urk Starkadder: Tom Spencer
Reuben Starkadder: Phil Hawyes
Amos Starkadder: Bill Sylvester
Dandelion: Gabrielle Anderson
Sheba: Liberty Taylor
Mrs. Hawk-Monitor: Sian Barnard
Richard Hawk-Monitor: Terry Hall
Sneller: Jon Jones
Graceless the Cow: Gabrielle Anderson
& Liberty Taylor
Brethren & Guests Tina Warrington James Telling Natalie Anderson Sian Barnard Val Rushworth Lydia Hall Val Culm Pam Thompson Carol Radford Rosa Keen Synopsis The action of the play takes place in and around the Starkadder's Farm, Howling, Wessex with diverting visits to Hautcouture Hall and the Church of the Qivering Brethren. The plot revolves around Flora Poste, a sensible woman who, recently orphaned, goes to live with her eccentric relatives at doom laden Cold Comfort Farm. The farm is bleak, chaotic and dirty; Flora likes everything to be tidy, pleasant and comfortable, so she does her best to alter her surroundings and encourage those around her to greater things. Flora strides into the melee determined to restore order, arrange marriages and cast some light into their darkness. This she does to great comic effect.:
Tina Warrington: James Telling
Natalie Anderson: Sian Barnard
Val Rushworth: Lydia Hall
Val Culm: Pam Thompson
Carol Radford: Rosa Keen
Stage Manager: Richard Stanway
Asst Stage Manager: Bob Terry
Pam Thompson
Prompt: Annette Ayres
Properties: Val Rushworth
Sound & Lighting: Clive Holland
Susan Jones *
Set Design: David Darby
Set Construction: Bob Terry
Group Members
Costumes: Anna Hodkin
Publicity: Jon Jones
Annette Ayres
Ticket Sales: Christine Harbidge
Front of House: Christine Harbidge
Refreshments: Yvonne Purser
Photography: Christine Harbidge