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The Ghost Train December 1985 by Arnold Ridley, directed by Mary Jones
Reviews: From Express & Echo: ...a first class performance... The Ghost Train Now Arriving...Topsham's Estuary Players came down the line last night to give a first-class performance of the 1925 classic, The Ghost Train. Playing more for thrills than laughs, the company succeeds in creating an atmosphere of menace as six passengers are marooned at a small wayside station in Cornwall. They have missed their connection, the next train is not until morning, the station is said to be haunted. What a scenario for an excursion into suspense! The Estuary players booked into the Barnfield because it offered more space for special effects than their home station in the Matthews Hall. The dozen actors only outnumber by one a backstage crew which has evoked the rattle, the steam, the romance of a memorable era with effective lighting and sound. And the cast has obvious pleasure in reviving the most famous play by Arnold Ridley - that much-loved Private Godfrey of Dad's Army fame. Lynn Trout as the emotional Julia Price and Miles Wigfield as Teddie Deakin lead a strong cast list of Brian Bowker, Philip Jones, Margaret Butt, Paddy Sykes, Carol Pettit, Marie Berry, Gordon Halliday, Jim Orford, Ben Grimsey and Barry Matthews. Directed by Mary Jones, the play comes to a halt on Saturday night. Photos: Click a thumbnail to view larger |
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