"Present Laughter" by Noel Coward - March 2000

Directed by Stan Harbidge

Produced by Christine Jackson

The Cast (in order of appearance)

Daphne Stillington

Gill Wingfield

Miss Erikson

Val Culm

Fred

Phil Thomas

Monica Reed

Pam Thompson

Garry Essendine

David Darby

Liz Essendine

Sally Anderson

Roland Maule

Justin Day

Henry Lyppiatt 

Stuart Douglas

Morris Dixon

Jon Jones

Joanna Lyppiatt

Sarah Taylor

Lady Saltburn

Maureen North

Synopsis

The action of the play takes place in the studio apartment of Garry Essendine, a popular actor who revels in being a temperamental prima donna.
Now separated from his wife, Liz, he still remains under her control. When he becomes deeply involved with Joanna, his manager's wife, who is seen as an outsider by many of his close knit circle of friends, Liz becomes determined to step in and extricate Garry from what could be a very damaging relationship.

Act I

Morning

Act II Scene I

Evening 3 days later

Interval

Act II Scene II 

The next morning

Act III

 A week later

The Production Team

Stage Manager 

Sid Heald

Assistant Stage Mngr. 

Tina Warrington

Prompt 

Annette Ayres 

Properties

Kathy Thomas

 

Maureen North

Sound & Light

Clive Holland 

 

Susan Jones

 

Tom James

 

Tim Ritzmann

Set Design

Sid Heald 

 

David Darby

Set Construction

Martin Day

 

Stan Harbidge

 

Members of the group

Ticket Sales 

Kath Ready

Refreshments 

Kath Ready

 

& Anne Russon

Front of House

Mick North

Programme Design 

Clive Holland