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Panic Stations


A farce by Derek Benfield.

Performed by STADS at St. Teilo's Church Hall, Bishopston on November 13th, 14th & 15th, 1986.


Synopsis

Chester Dreadnought has bought a lovely country cottage, dreaming of idyllic peace, but is he able to enjoy it? Not with Abel Bounty, the local un-handyman always around, and not with Carol, an attractive girl who seems to have mysteriously moved in. Those who have met Chester already in Wild Goose Chase and Post Horn Gallop know his aptitude for social and antisocial blunders, and Lord and Lady Elrood and scatty Miss Partridge also make a reappearance.

Programme

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Director/Producer

Dorothy Morris

Cast (in order of appearance)

'Abel Bounty' ~ Bill Riseborough

'Chester Dreadnought' ~ David Spear

'Carol' ~ Jill Usher

'Patricia' ~ Carol Shepherd

'Lady Elrood' ~ Felicity Harris

'Miss Partridge' ~ Brenda Jones

'Lord Elrood' ~ Robin Wayne

'Sergeant Everest' ~ Martin Rowlands

'Mrs Bounty' ~ Dorothy Morris

Backstage

Stage Management ~ John Lloyd, Rodney Fryer, Brian Shaw, Mick Shaw, Howard Mead

Lighting ~ John Dixon

Props ~ Alison Shepherd

Prompt ~ Pam Parker

Sound Effects ~ Anthony Pressdee

Make-up ~ Beryl West, Beryl Maslin

Scenery ~ Jean Hewlett


Producer's Note

This play has certainly lived up to its name! For various reasons beyond our control, we had to cancel our first two performances. In fact, we seriously considered postponing the production until the spring, but after discussion we decided to go ahead.