This impious comedy is about a family of well-to-do crooks who are shocked when the son, an excellent forger, quits the fold to go straight. The reason is not long hidden: he has met a girl.
Category: Hilda Coles
A list of productions that Hilda has been involved in either as an actor, director or part of the backstage and supporting team.
(W.) Leslie Young
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The Happy Marriage
Set on a roof garden on a day in the summer of 1952, the play tells the story of Helen and Henry Mansell-Smith who have been happily married for 11 years – but things start to fall apart.
1952
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Travellers’ Joy
Mrs “Bumble” Pelham is visiting Stockholm. When her return to England is unexpected delayed she spends her traveller’s allowance all too quickly and cannot pay her hotel bill.
(W.) Leslie Young
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The Poltergeist
An English country house is plagued by a poltergeist who destroys things in the home, rearranges picturesl, and possesses the daughter of the owner.
(W.) Leslie Young
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Saloon Bar
The play follows the efforts of a group of regulars at a London pub as they try to discover the truth about their friend Will Graves who is due to hang the next day for murder
1950
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The Chiltern Hundreds
Lord Pym is standing as Conservative candidate at Lister Castle. When he loses the seat to the Labour candidate the household becomes at odds with one another.
1950
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Fools Rush In
On her wedding morning Pam is so appalled at the gravity of the promises she must make that she refuses to be married to Joe. Her doubts increase on meeting her father, Paul.
1949
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The Dover Road
Sadly details of this production are not known. The only reference we have is an entry in a production list, in chronological order, with a possible performance date.
1934
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Hay Fever
Judith Bliss, a retired actress, her writer husband David, and their two grown-up children have all privately invited guests for the weekend, unbeknownst to anyone else.
1933
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Outward Bound
An odd assortment of characters are passengers on an ocean liner whose destination is unknown. Suddenly the bewildered travelers realize they are dead and headed for Judgment Day.
1933
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Third “At Home”
Where and When 22nd March 1933 @ The Women’s Institute Hall, Wimborne 1. Experiment Written…
1933
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Second “At Home”
Where and When 1st February 1933 @ The Women’s Institute Hall, Wimborne 1. Thread o’…