Roses of Eyam, The
- Full Length Play, Drama
- 50M or F
- ISBN: 9780573113864
A remarkable and true story of a village stricken with plague through the arrival from London of a box of clothing...
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
A remarkable and true story of a village stricken with plague through the arrival from London of a box of clothing; of the villagers' determination, under the persuasions of the present and former Rectors, to prevent its spread by remaining within the village and containing the disease at the certain risk of their own lives; of the human tragedies and even comedies that ensued; of the idealism and the courage required to live within that idealism.
Premiere Production:
The Roses of Eyam was first performed at The Northcott Theatre, Exeter, on September 23rd, 1970, by members of The Northcott Theatre Company.
Characters
- Casting: 50M or F
- Casting Attributes: Flexible casting
- Casting Notes: Large flexible cast including children. (young-80)
SIR GEORGE SAVILLE - his patron
CATHERINE MOMPESSON - his wife
HIS TWO SMALL CHILDREN
THE BEDLAM
OLD UNWIN
ANDREW MERRIL
MARSHALL HOWE
THOMAS STANLEY - former Rector of Eyam during the Commonwealth
ROWLAND TORRE - from the next village
GEORGE VICARS - the village tailor
COLONEL BRADSHAW - the local squire
MRS. BRADSHAW
A CARTER - from London
A BOY
MRS. COOPER
EDWARD COOPER
JONATHAN COOPER
MRS. SYDALL
RICHARD SYDALL
EMMOT SYDALL
ELLEN SYDALL
SARAH SYDALL
JOHN SYDALL
HUMPHREY TORRE
EDYTHA TORRE
WILLIAM TORRE
JOHN TORRE
ALICE TORRE
SCYTHE TORRE
THOMAS TORRE
FRANCES TORRE
MRS. HANCOCK
JOHN HANCOCK
WILLIAM HANCOCK
ALICE HANCOCK
ELIZABETH HANCOCK
ISSAC THORNLEY
EDWARD THORNLEY
ELIZABETH THORNLEY
WILLIAM THORNLEY
FRANCIS THORNLEY
MARY THORNLEY
GEORGE FRITH
FRANCES FRITH
MARY FRITH
FRANCIS FRITH
ANN FRITH
THOMAS FRITH
ELIZABETH FRITH
JOHN WILSON
DEBORAH WILSON
ELIZABETH SWANNE
LYDIA CHAPMAN
ROWLAND MOWER
GEORGE MOWER
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A remarkable and true story of a village stricken with plague through the arrival from London of a box of clothing; of the villagers' determination, under the persuasions of the present and former Rectors, to prevent its spread by remaining within the village and containing the disease at the certain risk of their own lives; of the human tragedies and even comedies that ensued; of the idealism and the courage required to live within that idealism. |
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