Song of the Western Men

Archive Listings for Song of the Western Men

T0342911415 (CHIMIN02) Director Andy Brereton. Design Gary McCann. Lighting Sam Gibbons. Sound Emma James. Music Janie Armour. Performer Ian Brimbel (Vic). Performer Dominic Colenso (Jack). Performer Dugald Gunn (Ben). Performer Stuart Fox (Tommy). Performer Christine Moore (Mary). Performer Christopher Naylor (Frank). Performer Samantha Robinson (Morwenna).
14 Aug 02 to 7 Sep 02	Minerva Theatre, Chichester :: V1310317653 listing details L1057949027

Details

Play :: A black comedy about a small community in a changing world. St Martin's, Isles of Scilly 1939, Mr Clemmow, the island post master is dead. Reluctantly, his son-in-law Vic Oliver prepares to take on the mantle of responsibility for the island's communication with the outside world. The installation of a new telegraph machine brings the world closer to St Martin's than ever before. As Britain teeters on the brink of war, a Post Office official arrives from the mainland and Vic is forced to take drastic action in order to preserve the precarious integrity of life on St Martin's.

Author

Christopher William Hill