The Festival of New Plays

This season of plays re-opened the Cottesloe Theatre at the National Theatre, playing from September 23rd to November 23rd 1985. The season was produced in association with The National Theatre Studio.

All the plays were designed by Alison Chitty and had music by Terry Davies.

Festival Manager - Sue Higginson
Dialect Coach - Joan Washington

"The Murderers"
by Daniel Mornin
Directed by Peter Gill
Lighting by Stephen Wentworth
Cast including Paul Moriarty, Ewan Stewart and Daniel Webb

"True Dare Kiss" and "Command or Promise"
by Debbie Horsfield
Directed by John Burgess
Lighting by Stephen Wentworth
Cast including Stella Gonet, Caroline Goodall, Adam Kotz, Stephen Petcher,
Cheryl Prime, Lesley Sharp, Tara Shaw and Roderick Smith.

"As I Lay Dying"
by William Faulkener/Peter Gill
Directed by Peter Gill
Lighting by Stephen Wentworth
Cast including June Watson, Phillip Joseph, Daniel Webb, Joanne Whalley,
Gillian Barge, James Hayes

"Five Play Bill"
Lighting by Laurence Clayton

"A Twist Of Lemon" by Alex Renton
Directed by Peter Gill
Peformed by Nigel Le Vaillant

"Sunday Morning" by Rod Smith
Directed by John Burgess
Cast: Stephen Petcher, David Cardy, Patricia Franklin, Chrissie Cotterill &
Kate Fahy.

"In the Blue"
Written & Directed by Peter Gill
Cast: Ewan Stewart & Michael Maloney

"Bouncing"
by Rosemary Wilton
Directed by Peter Gill
Cast: Jennifer Hilary, Gillian Barge & Kate Fahy.

"Up For None
by Mick Mahoney
Cast: David Candy, Perry Fenwick, Chrissie Cotterill, Brian Bovell & Daniel Webb.

"The Garden of England"
edited by Peter Cox and the company
Condensed from nearly 50 hours of taped interviews with striking miners and
their families in the Kent coalfield.
Directed by Peter Gill & John Burgess
Lighting by Ian Williams
Cast including Patricia Franklin, Roger Lloyd Pack, Mary Macleod and June
Watson.