Cold Comfort Farm
Written by
Stella Gibbons
Adapted by
Paul Doust
Directed for Actonians
by
Ann Aplin
Synopsis
The story tells of Flora Poste, a smart, sophisticated young woman from London - rather like Stella herself- who goes to live with some strange relations in Sussex that she had never seen before, the Starkadders of Cold Comfort Farm. The Starkadders are a mad, violent lot, very rustic in a sort of doom laden Hardyesque kind of way, and Flora sets out to tidy up their very untidy lives. She eventually succeeds in doing so, against all the odds and with many comic incidents on the way.
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Credits
| Cast | |
|---|---|
| Role | Person |
| Flora Poste | Rachel Tillotson |
| Charles | Nick Sharp |
| Mr Neck | Colin Chivers |
| Judith Starkadder | Pat Stimson |
| Seth Starkadder | Tim Wrighton |
| Rennet | Janet Lewis |
| Adam Lambsbreath | Gerry Millward |
| Elfine Starkadder | Rachel Nadyne Harris |
| Urk Starkadder | Mike Wills |
| Ruben Starkadder | Mike Schofield |
| Amos Starkadder | Bob Allen |
| Aunt Ada Doom | Lesley Keetley |
| Sneller | Bob Allen |
| Mrs Hawk Monitor | Jenny Winter |
| Richard Hawk Monitor | Harvey Gay |
| Crew | |
| Role | Person |
| Assistant Director | Liz Aplin |
| Stage Manager | Steve Birch |
| Set Design | Maureen Chapman |
| Set Construction | Steve Birch |
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Set Painting
|
Bob Allen
Marilyn Wright |
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Sound
|
Pete Lawry
Martin Lewis |
| Lighting | Ray Bulmer |
| Properties | Ann Chenery |
| Clock | Harvey Gay |
| Tricycle | Steve Birch |
| Sukebind | Mike Wills |
| Costume Supervision | Pat Stimson |
| Business Manager | Howard Aplin |
| Front of House | Jenny Pratt |
| Bar | Phil Dyte |