HABEAS CORPUS by Alan Bennett

20th-21st May 1988 - Crowthorne Parish Hall

Poster

Habeas Corpus concerns the aging Dr. Arthur Wicksteed and his pursuit of a nubile patient, Felicity Rumpers. Wicksteed's wife, Muriel, is, in turn, lusting after the charming head of the BMA, Sir Percy Shorter, who, as well as being Wicksteed's old rival, turns out to be Felicity's father - the result of an under-the-table liaison during an air-raid with Lady Rumpers, her mother.

Meanwhile, Wicksteed's spinster sister Connie, ashamed of her flat-chestedness, has schemes of her own. The 'chorus' is provided by the lower-class housekeeper Mrs Swabb.


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Cast

Dr Arthur Wicksteed David Briggs
Mrs Swabb Lesley Wayne
Muriel Wicksteed Kerry Keen
Constance Wicksteed Janet Euesden
Dennis Wicksteed Richard Cottington
Canon Throbbing Philip Lewis
Sir Percy Shorter John Townsend
Lady Rumpers Anne Paine
Felicity Rumpers Sarah Newland
Mr Shanks Tony Welsh
Mr Purdue Colin Statham

Crew

Director Jon Keen
Stage manager Ian Fleetwood
Set design Graham Wilson
Lighting & Special Effects Simone Fleetwood & Ian Fleetwood
Scenery Graham Wilson & John Townsend
Costumes Frances Lewis
Properties Karen Young
Sound Effects Mary Bennett
Prompt Beckie Lewis
Make up Marina Brain
Front of House Jo Hetherington, Bob Pagett, Caroline Randall & Graham Wilson
Publicity & programme Jon Keen
Refreshments Joyce Earney, Avice Mclean & Margaret Morgan