Entertaining Angels
by Richard Everett
As a vicar’s wife, Grace has spent a lifetime on her best behaviour. Now, after the death of her husband Bardolph, she can enjoy the new-found freedom of being able to do and say exactly what she wants. But the return of her eccentric missionary sister, Ruth, together with some disturbing revelations forces Grace to confront the truth of her marriage. Set in a lush vicarage garden complete with real grass, plants and a stream with running water, the play is filled with sharp-edged comedy and probing wit with Penelope Keith giving a widely acclaimed performance as Grace.
The play received widely positive reviews, receiving 5 stars from the Edinburgh Guide] with The Sunday Times writing that “Richard Everett has written a warm, glowing, serious comedy, like an Ayckbourn play finished by JM Barrie”, while the London Evening Standard reviewed the play as a “very English comedy with some real emotion .. scratch the surface and you’ll find interesting undercurrents rippling the water .. Adultery, miscarriage, divorce and deception interestingly handled all, are just some of the problems that writer Richard Everett beds down among well-received jokes .. This is a sure-fire hit”
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Cast & Crew
Cast
Grace ……………………………………………………………..Elizabeth Beech
Bardolph ……………………………………………………….. Andrew Wilson
Ruth …………………………………………………………………..Sue Radcliffe
Jo ………………………………………………………………………. Kate Davies
Sarah ………………………………………………………………………Jill Woods
Stage
Directed by …. Pat Redshaw
Set design …
………………………. Patricia Redshaw, Keith Begley
Set construction …………………………….Keith Begley, Jan Wieringa,
………………………………………………………. Verity Mann, Sally McKee
Stage manager………………………………………………………Ian Crickett
Lighting …………………………………………………………..David Plowright
Sound …………………………………………………………………. Luke Settle
Props ………………………………………………………………… Liz O’Driscoll
Music research …………………………………….Jean & David Plowright
Costumes …………………………………………………………………… Cast
Prompt ……………………………………………………………….June Holmes
P.A. ……………………………………………………………………. John Tanner
