Landmarks

by

Nick Darke

25th October to 17th November 2019

It is 1935. In the countryside the tractor is taking over from the horse. The balance of nature is being upset. A stranger appears. A ghost? An angel? Or… a Boggart? Whoever he is, don’t put him in the village stocks.

A gentle and entertaining comedy.

Nick Darke was a Cornishman who cared passionately about the environment. He was also a lobster fisherman, broadcaster, film-maker and chairman of his local parish council. His plays are often set in the past but project themes which are relevant today. As well as on radio and television, his work has been performed by Bristol Old Vic, the Royal Court, National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company. Despite his distinguished career he claimed that his greatest achievement, along with his wife Jane – who has given her full support to this production – was in persuading North Cornwall Council not mechanically to rake the beaches and thus avoid damaging the natural eco-structure.

Richard Avery, who directs, worked with Nick Darke and was in the cast of Landmarks when it was staged at the Chester Gateway Theatre in 1979.

“Splendid performance… Excellent… A significant production… A wonderful evening… The affecting ending takes one by surprise… Engaging for all ages… There is something special about Landmarks”

Cast

Wilf      Neil King

Alice Wilf’s daughter      Roxanne Waite

Totty Wilf’s brother-in-law      Gordon Meredith

Mrs Mayse An eccentric      Jane Hollington

Father A boggart      Richard Avery

Director      Richard Avery

Stage Manager/Technician      Connor McConnell

Sound      Ray Williams

Music      Robin Horspool

Schedule

Fallen Leaves

30th October to 11th November 2018

Our production marked the armistice at the end of the First World War. It included popular songs/music hall of the time, the war poets, letters from the trenches and sketches, culminating in a moving finale. The final performance was at the East Riding Theatre, Beverley, on the 11th day of the 11th month.