The Banbury Nose
The setting of the play is The Great Room at Chevern Abbey, an ancient rambling mansion in Sussex.
Act 1 – Summer 1943 (A1)
Act 2 – Autumn 1920 (A2)
Act 3 – Winter 1900 (A3)
Act 4 – Spring 1884 (A4)
Cast & Crew
Cast
| (A1) Dolores (the Grandson’s Wife) | Marione Everall |
|---|---|
| (A1) Lieut-Gen. Reginald Hume-Banbury (the Father) | Roger Livesey |
| (A1) Major Strutt | Michael Shepley |
| (A1) Major-Gen. Algernon Hume-Banbury (the Son) | Alan Trotter |
| (A1) Reginald Hume-Banbury (the Grandson) | Richard Wordsworth |
| (A1) Rev. Guy Saunders | Hugh Burden |
| (A1) Vickery (the Butler) | Lyn Evans |
| (A2) Frances (Wife of the Lieut-Gen.) | Ursula Jeans |
| (A2) Lieut-Col. Algernon Hume-Banbury (the Son) | Alan Trotter |
| (A2) Lieut-Gen. Reginald Hume-Banbury (Father) | Roger Livesey |
| (A2) Major Strutt | Michael Shepley |
| (A2) Reginald Hume-Banbury (the Grandson) | Richard Hart |
| (A2) Rev. Guy Saunders | Hugh Burden |
| (A2) Vickery | Lyn Evans |
| (A3) Algernon Hume-Banbury (the Son) | Philip Hillman |
| (A3) Caroline | Isolde Denham |
| (A3) Frances | Ursula Jeans |
| (A3) Major Strutt | Michael Shepley |
| (A3) Old Vickery (Vickery’s Father) | Lyn Evans |
| (A3) Reginald Hume-Banbury (the Father) | Roger Livesey |
| (A3) Rev. Guy Saunders | Hugh Burden |
| (A3) Selina (Reginald’s Mother) | Christine Silver |
| (A3) The Bishop of Norbiton) | Eric Messiter |
| (A4) Algernon Hume-Banbury (the Grandfather) | Eric Maturin |
| (A4) Canon Saunders ( laterThe Bishop of Norbiton) | Eric Messiter |
| (A4) Caroline | Isolde Denham |
| (A4) Frances | Ursula Jeans |
| (A4) Guy Saunders | Hugh Burden |
| (A4) Lieut. Reginald Hume-Banbury | Roger Livesey |
| (A4) Old Vickery | Lyn Evans |
| (A4) Second-Lieut. Strutt | Michael Shepley |
| (A4) Selina (Algernon’s Wife) | Christine Silver |
Crew | |
| Designer | Michael Relph |
| Director | Norman Marshall |
- Source: University of Bristol Theatre Collection
- Last modified by Michael Hope.
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Play description
A 4 Act play in which each act is set backwards in time. The original programme quotes S Kierkegaard – “Life can be understood backward. But it must be lived forwards”
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