Company:
Hobart Repertory Theatre Society
Season: 28 February - 20 March 2020
Venue: Playhouse Theatre, Hobart
Written by: Roy Clarke
Director: Shauna-Lee Ward
Stage Manager: Rogan Brown
Production Managers:
Mark Morgan, Pip Tyrrell
CAST
Emmet: Matt Dobson
Painting Class Coordinator: Leila Gravell
Liz: Fiona Lohrbaecher
Daisy: Leah Venettacci
Onslow: Mark Morgan
Milly: Brent Basstian
Vicar/Daddy: Brian Andrews
Hyacinth Bucket: Pip Tyrrell
Rose: Janet Smith
Mrs Debden: Jill Holloway
PRODUCTION TEAM
Set Design: Rogan Brown
Costumes/Wigs: Annie Harvey
Lighting Design/Plot: Rogan Brown, Louise Stubs
Lighting Operation: Cheryl Sward, Bob Linacre
Vocal Assistance: Jon Lenthall
Publicity: Mark Morgan
Graphic Design: Carolyn Whamond
Set Construction/Painting: Brian Andrews, Rogan Brown, Philip Crouch, Steve Gallagher, Petra Lagewaard, Bob Linacre
Photography: Bob Linacre, Wayne Wagg
Many of the characters from the TV series of Keeping Up Appearances will be very familiar to Hobart audiences. However, unlike many TV adaptations, this play was not just a reworked collection of TV episodes but was instead specifically written for the stage.
The action opens in a suburban community hall where our much loved social climber, Hyacinth, is displaying her new painting “Willow by Moonlight” at the annual art exhibition. In the same venue, her long-suffering neighbour Emmet, and his kind-hearted sister Elizabeth are staging a murder
ABOUT THE PLAY
mystery for the local amateur dramatic society.
When Hyacinth hears that the part of Lady Malvern is yet to be cast, it seems that nothing will stand in her way in taking on the role. But there are a few hurdles to overcome. Despite Hyacinth’s best efforts, Emmet and Elizabeth are willing to go to considerable lengths to keep her out of the play. Much to Hyacinth’s dismay, the cast also mainly consists of her undesirable family members - sister Daisy and her husband Onslow, lusty sister Rose and well, Daddy. Has the scene been set for a disaster in the making?
Theatre 2020
ROGAN BROWN