archive 1955

27 June – 9 July
Affairs of the State
by Louis Vernuil

The French have the good sense to know that a lady can best make herself felt in politics not by demeaning herself to take part in the vulgar humdrum of public affairs, but by the discreet and private guidance of her chosen puppet in the end of a long and invisible piece of string leading to her boudoir.

Affairs of the State is about American Statesman viewed through the eyes of the Frenchman… so of course the emphasis is on their home life rather then their public life; on domestic intrigues rather then party machine, and what a charming comedy it is.

Artistic Credits
Director: Stuart Burge
Designer: Jean Love
Stage Director: Tony Easterbrook
Stage Manager: Annette Kennedy-Cooke
Carpenter: Harold Brooks
Electrician: Ian Edward
Assistant Stage Manager: Michael Simpson

Cast
Philip Russell: Robert Sansom
Lawrence: Ralph Ball
Constance Russell: Marion Mathie
George Henderson: Gordon Whiting
Irene Elliott: Rosaline Haddon
Byron Winkler: A J Brown