Ladies in Retirement

Edward Percy & Reginald Denham

Lucy Gilham: Sian Barnard
Leonora Fiske: Kathleen Ready
Ellen Creed: Judy Pratt
Albert Feather: Simon Holmes
Louisa Creed: Jane Page
Emily Creed: Val Rushworth
Sister Theresa: Ruth Holmes
Synopsis Based on a famous murder in the 19th century, this is set in a remote house on the marshes of the Thames estuary. An ex – actress lives with her companion. A visit from two eccentric sisters who make themselves at home precipitates events, compounded by the arrival of a mysterious nephew. The result is disappearance and murder. Act 1 A June morning in 1885 Scene 2 Afternoon the following September Scene 3 Late afternoon a week later Interval of 15 minutes Act 2 A Saturday night in mid-November Scene 2 Sunday Morning Act 3 The following Wednesday night Scene 2 Thursday morning: �
Act 1: A June morning in 1885
Scene 2: Afternoon the following September
Scene 3: Late afternoon a week later
Act 2: A Saturday night in mid-November
Scene 2: Sunday Morning
Act 3: The following Wednesday night
Scene 2: Thursday morning
The Production Team Prompt Marie Preece Stage Manager Brian Spencer Assistant Manaager Ralph Lacey Scenic Design Ray Jackson Ticket Sales Anne Spencer Sound & Light David Page Clive Holland Andrew Preece Makeup Sandra Straw & Val Straw Front of House Anne Spencer Annette Ayres & Group Members Wardrobe Edwina Parnham Props Jo Spencer Pam Thompson:
Prompt: Marie Preece
Stage Manager: Brian Spencer
Assistant Manaager: Ralph Lacey
Scenic Design: Ray Jackson
Ticket Sales: Anne Spencer
Sound & Light: David Page
Clive Holland
Andrew Preece
Makeup: Sandra Straw
& Val Straw
Front of House: Anne Spencer
Annette Ayres &
Group Members
Wardrobe: Edwina Parnham
Props: Jo Spencer
Pam Thompson

Produced by Didda Godson Assisted by Karen Wildgust The Cast (in order of appearance) Lucy Gilham Sian Barnard Leonora Fiske Kathleen Ready Ellen Creed Judy Pratt Albert Feather Simon Holmes Louisa Creed Jane Page Emily Creed Val Rushworth Sister Theresa Ruth Holmes:
Lucy Gilham: Sian Barnard
Leonora Fiske: Kathleen Ready
Ellen Creed: Judy Pratt
Albert Feather: Simon Holmes
Louisa Creed: Jane Page
Emily Creed: Val Rushworth
Sister Theresa: Ruth Holmes
Synopsis Based on a famous murder in the 19th century, this is set in a remote house on the marshes of the Thames estuary. An ex – actress lives with her companion. A visit from two eccentric sisters who make themselves at home precipitates events, compounded by the arrival of a mysterious nephew. The result is disappearance and murder. Act 1 A June morning in 1885 Scene 2 Afternoon the following September Scene 3 Late afternoon a week later Interval of 15 minutes Act 2 A Saturday night in mid-November Scene 2 Sunday Morning Act 3 The following Wednesday night Scene 2 Thursday morning: �
Act 1: A June morning in 1885
Scene 2: Afternoon the following September
Scene 3: Late afternoon a week later
Act 2: A Saturday night in mid-November
Scene 2: Sunday Morning
Act 3: The following Wednesday night
Scene 2: Thursday morning
Prompt: Marie Preece
Stage Manager: Brian Spencer
Assistant Manaager: Ralph Lacey
Scenic Design: Ray Jackson
Ticket Sales: Anne Spencer
Sound & Light: David Page
Clive Holland
Andrew Preece
Makeup: Sandra Straw
& Val Straw
Front of House: Anne Spencer
Annette Ayres &
Group Members
Wardrobe: Edwina Parnham
Props: Jo Spencer
Pam Thompson