Photographs
from the production of 'A Balance of Trust', October 1995
Written by Jo Smith to commemorate the Centenary of The National Trust
Performed by 'The Centenary Players', a group of local actors brought together
for this show
Directed by Derek Watts
Performed in 3 Counties: Haslemere (Surrey), Fernhurst (West Sussex) and Headley
(Hampshire)
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The Poster |
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The Cast |
Snaps from a rehearsal in Haslemere Museum:—
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Sc 1: Nick Webb, Louis Clist & Stan Sharp:
customers at the 'Happy Eater' in Hindhead … |
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… in their imagination, taken back to the
1850s, with Ray Bower as Landlord of 'The Huts' |
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Sc 2: The murder of Police Inspector Donaldson
in Haslemere, 28th July 1855. |
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Sc 3: Jo Smith as a passenger on Haslemere Station. |
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Sc 4: Nick Webb as Sir Henry Peek; Ken Burt as
George John Shaw Lefevre: "Your competition has brought in a fine crop
of entries" |
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Sc 6: Kay McGregor as Jane Hutchinson buying besoms
from Stan Sharp as Broomsquire, while Leila Sharland as her daughter ends
up carrying the produce! |
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Sc 13: Wendy Downs as Louisa Tyndall with Jean
Vivian as her Maid. |
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Sc 14: Tony Douglass as William Allingham trying
to get Chris Forde as Tennyson to sign his petition against an Enclosure. |
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Sc 18: L to R: Noel Diacono, John McGregor, Bryan
Harrison, Stan Hoskin, Simon Coyte addressing the inaugural meeting of the
Haslemere Commons Preservation Society. |
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Sc 24: John McGregor (L) as Allen Chandler, Mel
Bower as Ethel, his wife (7 months pregnant!) and Chris Berry as Roger Hutchinson,
her brother, talking about holidays. |
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Sc 25: Noel Diacono as Sir Robert Hunter listening to Pru Harrold as
Octaviia Hill lamenting: "Do you not share my frustration Mr Hunter?"
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Sc 26: Chris Forde as Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
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Sc 28: Patrick Pakenham-Keady as Canon Rawnsley with Pru Harrold as Octavia
Hill: "Ah, there's the rub!"
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Sc 34: Simon Coyte as Sir Frederick Pollock comes to remonstrate with
Ken Burt as Whitaker Wright: "Many residents of Hindhead are not
a little annoyed."
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Derek Watts, the director, casts a quizzical eye over proceedings.
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Sc 35: Mel Bower as Flora Thompson arrives with a telegram for Louis
Clist as Arthur Conan Doyle while he's busy playing football with some
local lads (Ben Torrens & Neil Radford)
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Sc 36: Simon Coyte as Sir Frederick Pollock and Noel Diacono as Sir Robert
Hunter meet at Haslemere Station and read about Wright's arrest.
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Sc 38: Whitaker Wright (Ken Burt) poisons himself in court rather than
facing prison.
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The line-up (or part of it!) at the end.
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