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Dollar Drama Club

Lord Arthur Savile's Crime

From a short story by Oscar Wilde. Play by Constance Cox.

Click here for photos of the dress rehearsal

Dollar Drama Club's second production of 2024 was "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime", which was performed in Dollar Academy's Studio Theatre from the 23rd to 26th October 2024.
This full-length comic play is set in the London home of Lord Arthur Savile in the 1890s.
Lord Arthur is engaged to Sybil Merton, but Sybil's mother has doubts about Arthur. She uses unconventional means to look into Arthur's past... and his future! What will be discovered, and what can Arthur do about it?

The cast were

Lord Arthur SavileDavid Anderson
Baines, his butlerDamian Sherwood-Johnson
Sybil Merton, his fianceeFelicia Gray
The Dean of Paddington, his uncleStephen Lambert
Lady Margaret Windermere, his auntRosalind Lamont
Lady Clementina Beauchamp, his great auntLinda Rice
Lady Julia Merton, Sybil's motherSandra Ballantine
Mr. Podgers, a palm readerIsaac Wilsher
Frederick Winkelkopf, an anarchistStuart Salmon

With support from

DirectorAndrew Bawn
Stage managerElaine Stark
PromptCatherine Gibson-Poole
LightingNeil Schofield
SoundJimmy Lamont
CostumesCatherine Gibson-Poole & Margaret Humphrey
PropsShena McDonald & Elaine Stark
Set designAndrew Bawn & Elaine Stark
Rehearsal assistanceJohn Biggam, Elaine Payne & Susie Easto
Music and effectsAndrew Bawn
Front of houseFiona Baxter, John Biggam, Margaret Humphrey, Iain Ballantine, Claire Bawn
PublicityJane McGill
PrintingJohn Biggam

Did you know?

Dollar Drama Club had performed this play before! It was in 1979, so we thought it was okay to do it again. One member of the previous cast appeared in this production, but this time he played a different part; 45 years ago Stephen Lambert played Lord Arthur Savile.