Queen Elizabeth Slept Here
by Talbot Rothwell
Directed by John Savage
April 1992
Thursday 9th
Friday 10th
Saturday 11th
Production to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Accession of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
This play was first performed at the Strand Theatre, London on November 3rd 1949. We have set the play as closely as possible to start in the Spring of 1952; just 40 years ago. The scene is set in the living room of a cottage of the first Elizabethan period somewhere in Buckinghamshire.
Act 1
Scene 1 A Sunday afternoon in Spring
Scene 2 A month later
Act 2
Scene 1 A Friday afternoon in August
Scene 2 The following Sunday afternoon
Act 3
The following morning
| Cast | |
| Mr Kimber | Mike Sparks |
| Norah Fuller | Margaret Johnson |
| Michael Fuller | Robert Alderman |
| Madge Fuller | Fiona Soutar |
| Steve Hadlett | Adam Crawford |
| Katie | Ann Hefford |
| Mrs Douglas | Beryl Cann Hughes |
| Clayton Shaw | Tim Thaker |
| Rita Leslie | Pauline Harkness |
| Hester | Alex King |
| Raymond | Nic Johnson |
| Colonel Prescott | Bill Davey |
| Uncle Stanley | Sid Broadway |
| Production Team | |
| Director | John Savage |
| Assistant Director | Laurie Heatherington |
| Stage Manager | Nic Johnson |
| Costumes | Anne Attlee |
| Christine Fells | |
| Lighting & Sound | Brian Clayfield |
| Alan Davey | |
| Christopher Newton | |
| Scene Painting | Richard Michelmore |
| Stage Crew | Tony Heath |
| John Parnwell | |
| Prompter | Edith Simpson |
| Publicity | Nic Johnson |
| Box Office | Betty Burgess |
