PRODUCTION: Eclipsed (Drama)
PRODUCTION DATE: July 2004
DIRECTED BY: Morag Mitchell
STAGED: The Burgess Hill Theatre
SYNOPSIS: Set in a convent 'Magdalene' laundry, Eclipsed tells the story of a group of women, many of whom had their illegitimate babies taken from them against their will, and of the nuns whose duty it was to manage the laundry and ensure that the women remained there. We share the women's heartbreak and humour, their laughter and their tears.
PLAYWRIGHT: Patricia Burke Brogan, a former novice nun used her experience of working in an institutional convent laundry to write this fictional play.
CAST

Lara Weller - Nellie-Nora

Pippa Jones - Rosa

Nicki Plank - Sister Virginia

Charlotte Magness - Mandy

Laura McMenemy - Bridgit

Jo White - Mother Victoria

Victoria Daley - Cathy

Debbie McLean - Juliet

CREW
Peter Forester -
Production Co-ordinator
Kate Forester -
Stage Manager
Anthony White -
Set Design
Keith Griffiths & Derek McLean -
Set Construction
Chris Childs -
Sound & Lighting
Peter Forester -
Wardrobe
Pauline Childs -
Make-Up
Pamela Skilton -
Hair
Kate Forester -
Properties
Jan Case -
Prompt
Nicki Plank -
Publicity
Jim Wilson & Nicki Plank -
Programmes
Rosalind Wood -
Box Office & Front of House Management

PRODUCTION PROGRAMME

Programme Cover

Cast

Crew

BACKSTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS

Nicki Plank

(Back) Pippa Jones, Jo White, Peter Forester, Debbie McLean & Nicki Plank. (Front) Victoria Daley, Lara Weller, Laura McMenemy & Charlotte Magness