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Dollar Drama Club
Lord Arthur Savile's Crime
From a short story by Oscar Wilde. Play by Constance Cox.
| Dollar Drama Club's next production will be "Lord Arthur Savile's Crime", to be performed in Dollar Academy's Studio Theatre on 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 are
| Lord Arthur Savile | David Anderson |
| Baines, his butler | Damian Sherwood-Johnson |
| Sybil Merton, his fiancee | Felicia Gray |
| The Dean of Paddington, his uncle | Stephen Lambert |
| Lady Margaret Windermere, his aunt | Rosalind Lamont |
| Lady Clementina Beauchamp, his great aunt | Linda Rice |
| Lady Julia Merton, Sybil's mother | Sandra Ballantine |
| Mr. Podgers, a palm reader | Isaac Wilsher |
| Frederick Winkelkopf, an anarchist | Stuart Salmon |
With support from
| Director | Andrew Bawn |
| Stage manager | Elaine Stark |
| Prompt | Catherine Gibson-Poole |
| Lighting | Neil Schofield |
| Sound | Jimmy Lamont |
| Costumes | Catherine Gibson-Poole & Margaret Humphrey |
| Props | Shena McDonald & Elaine Stark |
| Set design | Andrew Bawn & Elaine Stark |
| Rehearsal assistance | John Biggam, Elaine Payne & Susie Easto |
| Music and effects | Andrew Bawn |
| Front of house | Fiona Baxter |
| Publicity | Jane McGill |
| Printing | John Biggam |
Did you know?
| Dollar Drama Club has performed this play before! It was in 1979, so we thought it was okay to do it again. One member of the previous cast appears in this production, but this time he's playing a different part; 45 years ago Stephen Lambert played Lord Arthur Savile. |
Rehearsals
Rehearsals began on 1st July 2024.
Tickets
| Tickets are available to reserve by emailing dollardrama@gmail.com saying how many tickets you'd like and for which night. They can then be collected and paid for at the venue on the performance night. |
| Alternatively, tickets can be reserved by text or phone on 07795 557544. |
| Tickets cost 12 pounds for adults or 8 pounds for children under 16. We now accept card payments as well as cash. |
| Because tickets are reserved for you, please let us know if you need to cancel them. There is no cancellation charge, and it allows other people to enjoy the show. |
| Get them soon; we often sell out! |
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Wednesday 23rd October 2024 - available Thursday 24th October 2024 - available Friday 25th October 2024 - limited availability Saturday 26th October 2024 - limited availability |
