The Blue Goose

A comedy by Peter Blackmore.

Performed by STADS at St. Teilo’s Church Hall, Bishopston in November 1982.

Previously performed by STADS in 1974.

Synopsis

Set in the home of the Portal family who live on the south coast of England, Blue Goose is a romantic tale of the sea, light opera, bees, local politics and other foolish things, but definitely no geese!

Director/Producer

  • Beryl West

Cast (in order of appearance)

  • ‘Margaret’ ~ Beryl Maslin
  • ‘Charles Rogers’ ~ Philip Bramley
  • ‘Mrs Elizabeth Portal’ ~ Dorothy Morris
  • ‘Anna Portal’ ~ Anita McNamara
  • ‘Louise Portal’ ~ Jackie Cooper
  • ‘Mrs Keppel-Piggott’ ~ Margaret Lloyd
  • ‘Henry Portal’ ~ Brian Shaw
  • ‘Richard Hardy’ ~ Rodney Fryer
  • ‘Hubert Briggs’ ~ Sid West
  • ‘Mr Guppy’ ~ John O’Malley

Backstage

  • Stage Manager ~ Bill Payne
  • Assistant ~ Hilary Rose
  • Effects ~ Michael Kent, Martin Rowlands
  • Lighting ~ John Dixon
  • Props ~ Brenda Jones
  • Make-up ~ Jill Dixon, Brenda Jones

Photos

The Cast Standing, left to right: Jackie Cooper ("Louise"), Philip Bramley ("Charles"), Beryl Maslin ("Margaret"), Margaret Lloyd ("Mrs Keppel-Piggott"), Sid West ("Hubert"). Sitting, left to right: Anita McNamara ("Anna"), Rodney Fryer ("Richard"), Dorothy Morris ("Elizabeth"), Brian Shaw ("Henry"). Note that the roles of "Hubert", "Elizabeth", "Henry", "Anna" and "Mrs Keppel-Piggott" were all played by the same people eight years earlier in the 1974 production

The Cast
Standing, left to right: Jackie Cooper (“Louise”), Philip Bramley (“Charles”), Beryl Maslin (“Margaret”), Margaret Lloyd (“Mrs Keppel-Piggott”), Sid West (“Hubert”).
Sitting, left to right: Anita McNamara (“Anna”), Rodney Fryer (“Richard”), Dorothy Morris (“Elizabeth”), Brian Shaw (“Henry”).
Note that the roles of “Hubert”, “Elizabeth”, “Henry”, “Anna” and “Mrs Keppel-Piggott” were all played by the same people eight years earlier in the 1974 production