Written By
William Douglas Home
Where and When
16th – 18th November 1950 @ The Women’s Institute Hall, Wimborne
The Plot
The story, set in 1945, concerns the Earl’s family, whose son Lord Pym is standing as Conservative candidate at Lister Castle. When Lord Pym loses the seat to the Labour candidate the household becomes at odds with one another, after all Lister Castle had been Conservative for over 200 years. However, Lord Pym decides that maybe he does not share Conservative values after all and when Mr Cleghorn, the Labour winner resigns, Lord Pym decides to stand as the Labour Candidate in the by- election! This infuriates his glamorous young American fiancee ,June Farrell , and so she puts up the money for their Butler to stand as Conservative candidate against him! Mayhem ensures, although not for the Earl of Lister, he has many important concerns of his own including how to keep the rabbits off his garden!
Cast
- The Earl of Lister – Paddy Brooman
- The Countess of Lister – katherine Purchas
- June Farrell – Thelma Dryden
- Bessie – Megan Leleu
- Beecham – Jack Bennett
- Lord Pym – Leonard Taylor
- Lady Caroline Smith – Myfawnwy Stearns
- Mr Cleghorn – Harold J. Midmore
Creative Team
- Producer – L. H. Mottram
- Stage Manager – H. Coles
- ASM – Peggy Bundy and Peter Bannister
- Stage Lighting – Reginald L. Wilkinson
- Back Cloth Painted By – Jack Bennett
- Wardrobe Mistress – Joyce Miles
- Interval Music – Charles O. Chaleel
- Prompt – Pam Mottram
- General and Business Managers – Ronald L. Small and John Cornick
Programme
