The Vigil - March 2000

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by Ladislas Fodor

Cast List  
Mrs Harris - the charwoman   Jennifer Matthews
Mr Woods - the nightwatchman   Jack Homewood
The Judge   Frank Linton
The Prosecutor   David O' Brien
The Defence Counsel   Andrew Harding
The Clerk of the Court   Rose Waslin
The Gardener - the defendent   Max Thompson
The Guard   Mark Sanders
Esther - a countrywoman   Valerie Warn
Lucius - a soldier   Paul Brown
Mr Pinchas - a shopkeeper   Jeffrey Marsh
Joseph of Arimathea - a wealthy lawyer   Tony Fairclough
Lady Procula - the Governor's wife   Rosina Fletcher
Pontius Pilate - the Governor   Peter Gray
Saul of Tarsus - a deputy   Chris Swann
Beulah - a barmaid   Sylvia Maile
Sadoc - a private detective   Kevin Lane
Susanna - a housewife   Ann Gray
Thaddeus - a professor   Pat Sanders
Mary Magdalen - a convert   Jean Russell
Simon Peter - a fisherman   Peter O'Brien

The action takes place in the Court Room of any small town in the world, on Good Friday night and the subsequent 24 hours.

This was a 'community' production with support from many local groups. Actors were loaned from St Margaret's Church Rainham, St Stephen's Church Chatham, The Wallace Collection, Wigmore MADS, and Medway Little Theatre.

The play is a modern mystery play and is based on the events of Good Friday and the subsequent 'disappearance' of the body from the cave.

This play was our entry into the Kent Drama Festival. We received two nominations in the On Stage in Kent Awards (OSKAS) with David O'Brien winning the Marlowe Shield for Best Actor and Jean Russell receiving a Highly Commended award in the Best Actress category.

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