Lark Rise
By Keith Dewhurts
A literary sampler of English village life in late Victorian Oxfordshire, Lark Rise re-enacts the first day of harvest. The play is written to be performed as a promenade production with no distinction between stage and auditorium. The interest lies in the lively picture of typical country life of the period, with music and songs, with a brief flash forward to the 1914-18 war.
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Cast
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Stanley Whittaker | Director |
| Samantha Moore | Laura Timms |
| Richard Lord | Edmund Timms |
| John Beaumont | Albert Timms |
| Carol Anne Connolly | Emma Timms |
| Geoffrey Collinge | Bishie (Bill Miller) |
| Stephen Warburton | Boamer (Dick Tuffrey) |
| Stuart Corless | Old David Tuffrey |
| Ken Simpson | Pumpkin (Tom Gaskin) |
| Albert Sillitoe | Old Price |
| Peter Doherty | Mr Morris (Bailiff) |
| Nick Jefferson | Sam Pridham |
| Tom Simpson | 'Cockie' |
| Richard Blase | Fisher |
| Pat Winstanley | Mrs Spicer |
| Julie Sharp | Mrs Blaby |
| Janet Waterworth | Mrs Peverill |
| Joan Smart | Old Sally |
| Tom Simpson | Old Postie |
| Stuart Corless | 'Major' Sharman |
| Ken Simpson | Doctor |
| Richard Blease | Carrier |
| Wilf Needham | Grandfather |
| Jean Teasdale | Queenie Macey |
| Albert Sillitoe | 'Twister' Macey |
| Geoffrey Collinge | Jerry Parish |
| Pat Winstanley | Mrs Miller |
| Julie Sharp | Mrs Beamish |
| Kirsten Dunkley | Martha Beamish |
| John Beaumont | Squire Bracewell |
| Richard Blease | John Price |
| Carole Hill | Mrs Andrews |
| Jean Teasdale | 'Garibaldi Jacket' |
| Stephen Warburton | Cheapjack |
| Samantha Hague-Barrett | Polly Arless |
| Peter Doherty | Landlord |
| Stan Guthrie | Chad Gubbins [Morris Dancer] |
| Julian Pilling | Morris Dancer accompanist |
| Wilf Needham | Rector |
Past Production
This show ran from 25th October 1989 - 28th October 1989.
Venue
Accrington & Rossendale College
Haslingden Road
Rawtenstall
BB4 6RA