84 Charing Cross Road 2011

PRODUCTION: 84 Charing Cross Road (Drama)
PRODUCTION DATE: April 2011
DIRECTED BY: Peter Forester
STAGED: The Burgess Hill Theatre
SYNOPSIS: The true story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship. In 1949, a struggling American writer, Helene Hanff, sees an ad in ‘The Saturday Review of Literature’ for the bookstore Marks & Co of 84 Charing Cross Road, London, that sells antiquarian books by mail order. She writes hoping to indulge her love of beautiful books and begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel that lasts 20 years.
PLAYWRIGHT: The warm, compassionate and very human exchange of letters was first published as a book by Helene Hanff and then skillfully and lovingly adapted for the stage by James Roose-Evans

Photographs courtesy of Sue Gooding

CAST

Carolyn Chinn - Helene Hanff

John O'Connor - Frank Doel

Greg Sherman - William Humphries

Chris Smith - Mr. Martin

Cherry Woodhouse - Cecily Farr

Nicki Plank - Megan Wells

Samantha Payne - Maxine Stuart

Wendy Ironmonger - Joan Todd

CREW

	Peter Forester		Director
	Pippa Jones		Assistant Director
	Peter Forester		Set Design
	Peter Forester, Andy Squires & Graham Wood -		Set Construction
	Chris Childs		Lighting & Sound
	Chrissie Walton & Karen Hughes		Properties
	Pippa Jones & Cast		Wardrobe
	Pam Skilton		Hairstyles
	Pauline Childs		Make-Up
	Jan Case		Prompt
	Peter Gooding		Publicity
	David Abbott		Poster & Programme Design
	Rosalind Wood with the assistance of Club Members		Box Office & Front of House