archive 1958

26 May – 7 June
The House by the Lake
by Hugh Mills

This is more then a thriller. It is a play of character and atmosphere. An atmosphere which builds tensely as the debarred psychiatrist and his sister first plan the murder of their unpleasant half-brother, and then put their plan into operation, making their killing seem to be a simple accident.

However the best laid plans are apt to go astray, particularly where murder is concerned, and of course this play is no exception.

Artistic Credits
Director: John Dexter
Designer: Ken Calder
Stage Director: Bill Green
Stage Manager: Harold Cuniffe
Carpenter: Harold Brooks
Electrician: Ann Goodliffe
Assistant Stage Managers: Michael Cormack and Patricia Hope
Assistant Designer: Susan Boyton

Cast
Colonel Forbes: Richard Butler
Stella: Anne Woodward
Janet: June Dawes
Brenda: Jocelyne Page
Maurice: Frank Thornton
Colin: Gary Watson
Iris: Daphne Goddard
Mr Howard: Peter Coe
Nurse Thompson: Harriet Craig

Production Photograph

Gary Watson, Frank Thornton, Daphne Goddard, Anne Woodward and Jocelyne Page

Frank Thornton and Anne Woodward