THE OLDLAND PLAYERS
Founded in 1967 the Oldland Players are a group in the Bristol area, who've been creating quality community theatre for over 50 years.
1974
A Lady Mislaid - Pink String and Sealing Wax
'A Lady Mislaid'
by Kenneth Horne
April 1974
Synopsis
After one of two sisters has a nervous breakdown they take an isolated cottage for the summer. No sooner have they moved in when the police arrive and start digging up the garden looking for a murder victim.
Cast
Mrs Small {Daily woman} (Rose MacLachan); Jennifer {Younger sister} (Judith Laycock); Esther {Elder sister} (Kay Trenchard); Bullock {Detective} (Peter Adams); Visitor (John Cook); George {Jennifer’s fiancé} (David Walford); Young Woman (Kathy Glynn)
Director: Ann Murray
'Pink String and Sealing Wax'
by Roland Pertwee
November 1974
Synopsis
The wife of a pub landlord in Victorian Brighton, who is having an affair, wants to rid herself of her abusive husband. To accomplish this she befriends a young man who works in his father's chemist shop and thus has access to poison.
Cast
Eva Strachan (Kathy Phillips); Mrs. Strachan (Lillian Cook); Albert Strachan (John Markley); Edward Strachan (David Walford); Jessie Strachan (Carolyn Clack); Emily Strachan (Claire Harding); Doctor O’Shea (Ray Barrett); Ernest O’Shea (Peter Lansdown); Pearl Bond (Kay Trenchard)
Director: Ann Murray