The Admirable Crichton 1987

PRODUCTION: The Admirable Crichton (Comedy)
PRODUCTION DATE: October 1987
DIRECTED BY: Nancy Forsdike
STAGED: Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill.
SYNOPSIS: It is the Earl of Loam's whim to invite his servants once a month to the drawing room where they are treated as social equals. His daughter and friends are forced to serve them much to the distaste of Crichton, the butler, who knows his place. He accompanies the Earl on a yachting party with the three daughters, an affected young man and a sporting parson, as well as the lady's maid who is in love with Crichton. They are wrecked on a desert island and Crichton, at first imperceptibly, takes command and wins their devotion by his resourcefulness. The women vie for his favor but he chooses Lady Mary, no longer indolent, but intensely vital for his wife. At this point a ship is seen in the offing and with noble self abnegation. Crichton signals to her and they are all rescued.
PLAYWRIGHT: James Matthew Barrie, (9 May 1860 – 19 June 1937), more commonly known as J. M. Barrie, was a Scottish novelist and dramatist. He is best remembered for creating Peter Pan.

Keith Jefferies

Charles Lewis

Barry Kopp

CAST

CREW

Charles Lewis	Crighton	Jan Case	Asst. Director
Barry Kopp	The Hon. Ernest Woolley	Julie Richards	Stage Manager
Hannah Batten	Lady Agatha Lazenby	Elizabeth Batten	Set Design
Susan Lea	Lady Catherine Lazenby	Terry Thompsett, Graham Wood & David Fox	Set Construction
Jane Josephs	Lady Mary Lazenby	Peter Coveney	Technical Manager
Keith Jefferies	The Earl of Loam	Richard Griffin & John Hurst	Technical Team
Tim Leete	Lord Brocklehurst	Nancy Forsdike, Pam Jefferies & Liz Batten	Wardrobe
Norma Somerville	Mrs. Perkins	Margaret Coveney, Norma Somerville &	Properties -
Chris Smith	Monsieur Fleury	Barbara Kinsey	Team
Roy Lewry	Mr. Rolleston	Jo White	Prompt
Kevin Gray	Mr. Tompsett / A Navel Officer	Graham & Rosalind Wood	Box Office
Mary Jupp	Miss. Fisher	Julia Clark	Front of House
Lily Crouch	Miss. Simmons
Kerry Negus	Mademoiselle Jeanne
Robert Negus	John
Nicola Wood	Jane
Heather Pratt	Gladys
Jackie Lander	Eliza (Tweeny\|
Stephen Lewry	Stable Boy
Christine Lewry	A Kitchen Wench
Jamie Clark	A Page Boy
Elizabeth Batten	The Countess of Brocklehurst

PRODUCTION PROGRAMME

Programme Cover

Programme Front

Cast

Scenes & Crew

PRODUCTION PHOTOGRAPHS

Charles Lewis & Barry Kopp

Susan Lea, Jane Josephs & Hannah Batten

Elizabeth Batten & Kevin Gray

Keith Jefferies, Kevin Gray & Jane Josephs

Susan Lea, Jane Josephs, Hannah Batten, Keith Jefferies & Charles Lewis

(Back) Chris Smith, Mary Jupp, Stephen Lewry, Roy Lewry, Barry Kopp & Tim Leete. (Front) Lilly Crouch, Robert Negus, Jackie Lander, Jamie Clark & Susan Lea

Barry Kopp, Susan Lea, Lilly Crouch, Tim Leete, Christine Lewry, Robert Negus, Charles Lewis, Jackie Lander, Keith Jefferies, Jane Josephs, Hannah Batten, Kevin Gray & Norma Somerville

Robert Negus, Lilly Crouch, Susan Lea, Jamie Clark, Jackie Lander, Barry Kopp, Tim Leete, Christine Lewry, Keith Jefferies, Jane Josephs, Hannah Batten, Kevin Gray, Norma Somerville, Charles Lewis, Stephen Lewry & Nicola Wood