Hugh Whitemore
A MARVELLOUS
YEAR FOR PLUMS
First published in 2012 by Oberon Books Ltd
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Copyright © Hugh Whitemore, 2012
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‘Nobody is acknowledged to have emerged well out of this business. There are no heroes. Only different sorts of traitor.’
Nigel Nicolson reflecting on the Suez crisis
in a letter to his parents, 22 January, 1957
Special thanks to The Hon. Mrs. Fionn Morgan, Miss Lucy Fleming, Ian Curteis Esq.
Characters
ANTHONY EDEN
HUGH GAITSKELL
IAN FLEMING
ANTHONY NUTTING
SELWYN LLOYD
SIR WILLIAM EDEN
(also plays GENERAL GAZIER
& GUY MOLLET)
JOHN PRESCOTT
(also plays GARDENER, MI6 OFFICER
& GUY MILLARD)
CLARISSA EDEN
ANN FLEMING
LAUREN
(also plays Porton Down SCIENTIST
& VIOLET BONHAM CARTER)
Staging Upstage is a large screen upon which stills and film clips will be projected. Downstage are various items of furniture.
The projections should be chosen to suggest a sense of place rather than a specific location; for example, a scene taking place in Downing Street could be played in front of an exterior image, even though, in realistic terms, the action takes place indoors.
A Marvellous Year for Plums was first performed at Chichester Festival Theatre on the 11 May 2012 with the following cast in order of speaking:
| SIR ANTHONY EDEN | Anthony Andrews |
| ANTHONY NUTTING | Martin Hutson |
| ANN FLEMING | Imogen Stubbs |
| HUGH GAITSKELL | Nicholas Le Prevost |
| IAN FLEMING | Simon Dutton |
| SELWYN LLOYD | David Yelland |
| CLARISSA EDEN | Abigail Cruttenden |
| SIR WILLIAM EDEN/WAITER/GAZIER/MOLLET | James Simmons |
| LAUREN/SCIENTIST/WAITRESS/DANCER/ | |
| VIOLET BONHAM CARTER | Olivia Darnley |
| PRESCOTT/GARDENER/MI6 AGENT/MILLARD/ | |
| PHILIP/WAITER | Daniel Easton |
Creative Team
Director, Philip Franks Designer, Simon Higlett Lighting Designer, James Whiteside Music, Matthew Scott Choreographer, Mark Smith Sound Designer, Matt McKenzie Video Designers, Ian William Galloway and Dick Straker Casting Director, Gabrielle Dawes
Produced in association with Duncan C Weldon.
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