Woman in Mind

Produced & Directed by Richard Miller & Pam Thompson The Cast (in order of appearance) Susan Judy Pratt Bill - her doctor Ian Howell Andy - her husband Stan Harbidge Lucy - her daughter Sarah Taylor Tony - her brother Mark Parks Gerald - her husband Geoff Halfnight Muriel - her sister-in-law Val Culm Rick - her son Chris Pratt:
Susan: Judy Pratt
Bill - her doctor: Ian Howell
Andy - her husband: Stan Harbidge
Lucy - her daughter: Sarah Taylor
Tony - her brother: Mark Parks
Gerald - her husband: Geoff Halfnight
Muriel - her sister-in-law: Val Culm
Rick - her son: Chris Pratt
Synopsis The action takes place within 48 hours and takes place in Susan's garden and beyond. There will be an interval of 15 Minutes between the 2 acts Susan the central character spends her days ministering to her husband - a man devoted only to his life's work and his widowed sister. Meanwhile her vitality is directed into a superior world peopled with an idealised family who fill the dark and widening void in her own life. Throughout the play, we hear what she hears and see what she sees. It is a subjective viewpoint therefore, and one that may at times be some what less than accurate. This family are initially her salvation but ultimately............................... Ayckbourn has created a daring and heart-breakingly funny way of illustrating mental illness and the emotional turmoil it causes. One in three people suffer from mental illness at some time in their lives, so whilst the play may seem at times to be fantastic we should not dismiss it as a mere fantasy.:
Stage Manager: Tina Warrington
Scenic Design: Ray Jackson
Properties: Val Rushworth
Jo Spencer
Marie Preece
Prompt: Annette Ayres
Costume: Tina Warrington
Kath Ready
Lighting and Sound: Clive Holland
Martin Day
Jeremy Rowe
James Spencer
Ticket Sales: Kath Ready
Programme Design: David Darby