Archives - The Guardsman

by Ferenc Molnar

Directed by Stanley Meyrick

Saturday 12th – Saturday 19th April 1980 in the Auditorium

A marital comedy set in 1910. Nandor, a famous actor, suspecting his wife Ilona of infidelity, disguises himself as a Guards Officer to present himself as her lover. Is his stratagem successful? Or does Ilona see through the disguise and play him along?

A bitter-sweet, amusing, cynical play with an under-current of uneasy truth.

Part of the Barn’s 1979/1980 season

Presented by The Barn Theatre Club

Cast

Ilona	-	Sheryl Clarke
Nandor	-	Alan Gorst
‘Mother’	-	Jean Endean
Dr Bela Matvei	-	Desmond Harper
Liza	-	Jenny Davies
Cook	-	Marion Carter
Creditor	-	Bruce Sherriff
Usherette	-	Gloria Turner

Creative team

Director	-	Stanley Meyrick
Designer	-	Mike Goring
Set Builders	-	Dave Davis
		Norman Merry
		Don Fisher
		Members of The Barn Theatre Club
Décor	-	Mike Goring
Décor	-	Shirley Austin
Stage Manager	-	Ruth Griffin
Assistant Stage Managers	-	Debbie Leitch
Assistant Stage Managers	-	John Kelly
Properties	-	Marion Carter
Properties	-	Nina Bell
Wardrobe	-	Kris Moore
		Lesley Valentine
		Cassandra Davies
Lighting	-	Richard Andrew
Sound	-	Charlie Freeman
Pianist	-	Vaughan Meyrick
Production Manager	-	Kay Coppock
Production Assistant	-	Judy Freeman