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​Our Autumn play 'Woman in Mind' will be directed by Jean Hunt. The play will be performed at The Coronation Hall from Tuesday 19th November 2019 through to Friday 22nd November, inclusive.

The Cast are as follows:

Susan                                      Helen Newell
Bill, her doctor                       Paul Jordin
Gerald, her husband            Chris Barron
Muriel, her sister-in-law       Kirsty Goodall
Rick, her son                           Matt Berry
Andy, her husband                Edward Rafter
Tony, her brother                  Duncan Lindsay
Lucy, her daughter                Hayley Parsons


Woman in Mind.

Although “Woman in Mind” is one of Ayckbourn’s darker comedies, it is a very funny and thought provoking play.

First performed in Scarborough at the Stephen Joseph Theatre in 1985, it transferred to the Vaudeville Theatre in London in 1986, starring Julia McKenzie as Susan, with Martin Jarvis as Gerald. Starved of affection and love by her rather boring husband, Gerald, and her son Rick, who is ashamed of her, Susan conjures up an imaginary family.

A loving husband Andy, an adoring daughter Lucy, and a brother Tony.

She is happy and relaxed when she is with this imagined family.

The play is set in the small suburban garden of Gerald and Susan, but when she is with Andy, Lucy, and Tony, this rather dull space expands to become bright and lavish.

Other characters who, as well as their own standing in the play, serve to show different aspects of Susan’s character, are Bill, the doctor who has had a long standing crush on Susan but is unable to express his feelings, and Muriel, Gerald’s long suffering sister.

​The action is all seen though Susan’s eyes - we see what is in her mind. But gradually Susan loses control over her dream, which breaks down into a nightmare when her real and imaginary families clash.


Image - Jean Hunt, Director

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  • Past Productions
    • A Christmas Carol
    • The Crucible
    • And Then There Were None
    • The 39 Steps
    • Bedroom Farce
    • All My Sons
    • The Importance of Being Earnest
    • I Hate Hamlet
    • Twelfth Night
    • Time of My Life
    • Woman in Mind
  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog