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November 2009 |
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by
Maurice McLoughlin - Produced by
Don Knibb |
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Set in the 1960's in the Walling
residence in Hampstead, where Cynthia Walling had arranged for the
chimneys to be swept before her Mothers imminent arrival home from a
long break. From the moment the colourful character of Seamus Flaherty
the Irish chimney sweep arrived, things went from bad to worse for poor
Henry Walling. With shoes falling out of the chimney and the discovery
of sinister mis-doings from the past a little further up, together with
his quickly diminishing stock of whisky (all thanks to the sweep). And
his wish to cover things up. Madness and mayhem ensued! With a lovely
twist to the tale just before the final curtain, this play was a gem. We certainly
thought so, this was the second time around for some
of us as Wally Wyles produced this play for us in November 1987. |
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The
Cast |
1987 cast: |
| Sarah Walling |
Carol Jewel |
Janet Betts |
| Cynthia Walling, (her sister) |
Christine Slater |
Glenda Brooks |
| Seamus Flaherty, an irish
chimney sweep |
John Bramley |
Ron Hillman |
| Mrs D'arcy, the Wallings'
housekeeper |
Angela Last |
Liz Allport |
| Henry Walling, the brother |
Alf Blunden |
John Bramley |
| Paul Martell, boyfriend of
Sarah |
Nick Sparkes |
Martin Coleman |
| Sybil Walling, the mother |
Kath Howarth |
Liz Hillman |
| Detective Inspector Hardy |
Derek Brighton |
John McInnes |
| Sergeant Bray |
Martin Coleman |
Michael Cooper |
| Rosita Hernandez, a patient of
Henry's |
Alison Cunnell |
Janet Mitchell |
| The Hon. Pamela
Colefax,
Henrys' fiance |
Yolee Woodhouse |
Liz Latimer |