Independent Means
By Stanley Houghton
Set in the fictional town of Salchester somewhere between Salford and Manchester, 'Independent Means' chronicles the fortunes of an upper class conservative family in the Edwardian age. First performed in 1909 the play's chief protagonist is Sidney Forsyth, a socialist who has recently and rashly married Edgar Forsyth, the staunchly conservative unemployable son of John Forsyth. When John Forsyth is bankrupted after speculating the family's capital they all face disaster but Sidney takes a secretarial job prompting her husband to announce that "no decent husband could live off his wife's earnings" ... but Houghton suggests that female independence can be combined with marital harmony ...
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Cast
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Andrew Husband | Director |
| Ian Pickup | John Craven Forsyth |
| Alison Topping | Mrs Forsyth |
| Liam Husband | Edgar Forsyth |
| Kayleigh Driver | Sidney Forsyth |
| Les Crick | Samuel Richie |
| Janet Curtis | Jane |
Past Production
This show ran from 27th September 2014 - 4th October 2014.
Venue
Rossendale Players
69 Burnley Road East
Waterfoot, Lancashire
BB4 9AR