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I (by Nigel Fairs) was first produced by the Henfield-based Classic Reaction Theatre Company, performed originally as THE TREE DREAM at the Marlborough Theatre, then again at the Norwich Playhouse. It told the haunting tale of John Haigh, the infamous acid bath murderer who was hanged in 1949. It will be presented again on May 23rd 2010 at the Lamb Theatre, Eastbourne. Lamb Theatre, Eastbourne, May 2010 Cast: NIGEL FAIRS (Haigh), SUZANNE PROCTER (Margaret, Rose, Olive) Director LOUISE JAMESON |
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Cast: KEITH DRINKEL (Haigh), TONY HAWTHORNE (Archie Henderson), JOANNA WOODBRIDGE (Margaret), ANNIEWENSAK (Rose Henderson) Director NIGEL FAIRS, Stage Manager HANNAH LEACH, Set Construction ROBIN NORMAN, Producer DI NORMAN Norwich Playhouse, November 1999. Cast: KEITH DRINKEL (Haigh), TONY HAWTHORNE (Archie Henderson), JOANNA WOODBRIDGE (Margaret), ANNIE WENSAK (Rose Henderson) Director NIGEL FAIRS, Stage Manager PADDY CRAWLEY, Wardrobe Associate JACKIE ROUGHTON, Set Construction ROBIN NORMAN, Assistant Stage Manager KAVISHA ADATEN, Producer DI NORMAN |
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HAIGH: (SUDDENLY) Mozart. The Adagio in B Minor. Sublime. Who was it that said that listening to a piece of Mozart is like listening to the voice of God? ROSE: Who can say what God's voice sounds like? HAIGH: Presumably someone who's heard it ROSE: As a little girl, I used to think our family priest was God, because he had a white beard! (SHE LAUGHS, LIGHTLY) Do you believe in God, John? HAIGH: I believe in a Supreme Being ROSE: Does He have a white beard, your "Supreme Being"? HAIGH: I can't say for sure. I've never met Him. I've felt His presence… I believe everything we do is mapped out by Him. There have been times when I've doubted His benevolence… ROSE: I think we all have… HAIGH: There was a time during the War… I was a fire-watcher, in Victoria. Chatting away to a nurse. I think her name was Hattie… she was complaining about chilblains, and the state of her shoes. Then the Jerries dropped a bomb on us. There was the most almighty explosion, out of nowhere. I threw myself down, into a doorway, rolled myself into a ball… and when the thing passed, as I stood up, Hattie's head rolled onto my foot… ROSE: Good God! HAIGH: Is He now? I confess, I did rather wonder at that moment… |
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