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A
thriller by BRIAN CLEMENS English
artist, Peter Meredith, lives in the lush and beautiful countryside
of Provence. Sharing his home and his life is young and trusting
Suzy. Soon their peaceful idyll will be crushed. Suzy finds
out that she has been betrayed. Peter is not the man he pretends
to be. What is his real name? What dreadful secret is he concealing?
Is he a ruthless killer on the run and is her own life in deadly
danger? By
arrangement with Samuel French Ltd.
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MAXINE
GREGORY (Suzy) Maxine Gregory studied Ancient History at
Swansea University and took the post-graduate acting course
at LAMDA. At Chichester Festival Theatre she played The Poacher’s
Wife in THE RECRUITING OFFICER and at the Minerva Theatre, Chichester,
she played Davis in THE SEA, Helen in HELEN OF TROY, Mlle Y
in STRETCHING STRINDBERG, Nadia in UNMAN, WITTERING AND ZIGO,
Neaera in THE DARK TOWER and Eileen in A NIGHT OUT. At Oxford
Playhouse Jill in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK and at Cambridge Arts
Theatre Princess Apricot in JACK AND THE BEANSTALK and Fairy
Godmother in DICK WHITTINGTON.In London Maxine played Dora in
DAISY PULLS IT OFF (West End), Ellen in YOU’RE GONNA LOVE TOMORROW
(Greenwich Playhouse), Sally in EVERYTHING’S GREAT (Wimbledon
Studio) and Judith in THE DISPUTATION (New End Theatre, Hampstead).
Maxine was in HOLBY CITY (BBC) as Sophie Baker and she has done
extensive radio and conference work. When time permits she plays
cello and piano.
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CLARE
HATFIELD (Miriam Miller) Clare Hatfield trained at the Arts
Educational School, London. Her West End credits include: TO
KILL A MOCKINGBIRD, FUNNY PECULIAR (Mermaid Theatre) THE CORRIDOR
(Royal Court Upstairs) THE CHILDREN’S ROYAL VARIETY PERFORMANCE
(Dominion Theatre). Other Theatre credits include: Adriana in
COMEDY OF ERRORS (German Tour), Elizabeth Proctor in THE CRUCIBLE
(Tour), Laura Warwick in THE UNEXPECTED GUEST (Palace Theatre
Torbay), Narrator in WIND IN THE WILLOWS (Octagon Theatre Yeovil),
Gerda Cristow in THE HOLLOW (Palace Theatre Torbay), Narrator
in HAMLET’S GHOST ( The Old Red Lion Islington). During pantomime
season Clare has played Fairy, most memorable to her are seasons
at The Opera House Belfast, Buxton Opera House and Manchester
Opera House. Television Credits include: CASUALTY (BBC) EYE
OF THE STORM (Meridian) EASTENDERS (BBC), THE LAST POSTMAN (BBC),
FRENCH AND SAUNDERS (BBC). Clare owns her own theatre school
for children, with two hundred pupils studying dance drama and
singing at weekly classes, the aims are to develop confidence
through the theatre arts. Clare lives in Sonning, and is delighted
to be working at the Mill, so close to home!
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JEFFREY
PERRY (Josef) This is Jeffrey’s third appearance at The
Mill where he has played Leonard in Time And Time Again and
Humphrey Millar in All For Mary. He trained at The Guildhall
School of Music and Drama and has worked in most regional companies
and extensively for the Royal Exchange in Manchester. Favourite
parts include Willie Mossopp in HOBSON’S CHOICE, Arnold in THE
CIRCLE, Charles Appleby in EDEN END, Tusenbach in THE THREE
SISTERS and Douglas in MAN OF THE MOMENT. Jeffrey has toured
Britain as Gerald Forbes in WHEN WE ARE MARRIED, Dennis Wicksteed
in HABEAS CORPUS and Alfred Moulton-Barratt in ROBERT AND ELIZABETH
(also Canada) and toured Pakistan as Rupert Billings in THE
HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE. After its run at the Orange Tree
in Richmond he toured the Middle East in the John Mortimer double-bill
Edwin and the dock brief. He appeared in the two FORGOTTEN VOICES
OF THE GREAT WAR seasons at The Pleasance and Southwark Playhouse.
At the Queen’s Theatre, London he played The Man From The Department
in PRISONER CELL BLOCK H – THE MUSICAL with Lily Savage. At
The King’s Head he appeared in the Ogden Nash review NASHVILLE
and as Mr De Pinna in YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU. At The Lyric
Hammersmith he played Gradgrind in Stephen Jeffrey’s adaptation
of HARD TIMES. Numerous television appearances include THE BILL
(three times), Poirot, EXECUTIVE STRESS, RUMPOLE, ABOUT FACE,
COVINGTON CROSS, CRIME TRAVELLERS, GALTON AND SIMPSON PLAYHOUSE,
THERE’S A VIKING IN MY BED, TOO MUCH SUN, THE TRIPODS, FIVE
CHILDREN AND IT, MICAWBER and UNNATURAL CAUSES. He was Mr Tumnus
in two series of THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA for BBC TV. Jeffrey
is a Director of Not The National Theatre and has toured with
them in HARD TIMES (also Brazil, Argentina and Chile) and as
Norman in PLAYING SINATRA and Sigmund Freud in HYSTERIA.
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NICK
WARING (Peter Meredith) Nick Waring graduated from Cambridge
University and trained at Central. Theatre includes: Title role
in THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY (No. 1 Tour), Tony Orford in STAR
QUALITY (No. 1 Tour), Lord Alfred Douglas in GROSS INDECENCY
(Plymouth and West End), Blake in THE WAITING GAME, Sir Christopher
Camberston in THE FACE OF FEAR and recently Charles Stratton
in SEPARATE TABLES (Mill at Sonning Theatre), Werewolf/Clovis
in BEASTLY CHRONICLES OF SAKI (Jermyn Street Theatre), Algernon
in THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST (Salisbury Playhouse) Romeo
in ROMEO AND JULIET and SHE STOOPS TO CONQUER (Harrogate), Konstantin
in THE SEAGULL (Theatr Clwyd) for which he was nominated for
the Ian Charleson award, Backbite in THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL
(Clwyd), Simon Bliss in HAY FEVER (Clwyd and West End), Tom
Jones in TOM JONES (Coventry), UNDER MILK WOOD (Shaw Theatre),
HAMLET (Avignon Festival), LIBERATION OF SKOPJE (Riverside),
MISALLIANCE (Clwyd and Birmingham) D'Artagnan in THE THREE MUSKETEERS
(No. 1 Tour), Clive in AFTER OCTOBER (Chichester and Greenwich)
THE UNBLEST (King's Head) and International Tour of ANTONY AND
CLEOPATRA with Vanessa Redgrave, Leading roles in TOUCH OF DANGER,
DOUBLE INDEMINITY, JOKING APART (Ayckbourn), MY COUSIN RACHEL
(De Maurier), DANGEROUS OBSESSION, all at Theatre Royal, Windsor.
TV includes: OUT OF THE PAST, ELLINGTON, MERCHANT OF VENICE,
LONDON'S BURNING, BUGS, THE BILL, HARRY ENFIELD AND CHUMS, HOLBY
CITY and DOCTORS. Films include: Gary in WHEN SATURDAY COMES,
JoJo in BIG PANTS, William in THE ASYLUM. Radio: numerous credits
including MAN AND BOY with Alan Bates and Nigel Bathgate, the
frusty side-kick to Inspector Alleyn in the long-running mystery
series.
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GILES
WATLING (Ross) Giles has been professionally involved in
entertainment for over 40 years. He started as a child actor
in the ‘Morse’ of it’s time GIDEON’S WAY with John Gregson.
Those with elephantine memories may remember he played Malcolm
Gideon. Since those early days he has worked in a wide variety
of media as a producer, director and actor. He is probably best
known to the public for his performances in many sitcoms but
particularly for spending five years being the cringing Oswald
the vicar in Carla Lane’s BREAD. His TV Drama credits go from
2nd Lieutenant James Marriot in UPSTAIRS DOWNSTAIRS in the mists
of history and nasty Mr Radcliffe in GRANGE HILL to THE TUTANKHAMUN
CONSPIRACY. Set in Egypt, he played Howard Carter as presenter
and was a co-writer. He recently co-produced CHILLSEEKERS, an
off-the-wall spooky documentary for C5. Up until the beginning
of this century he might have been described as a leading man
of the British Theatre with numerous credits – generally as
a ‘juvenile’. Utterly ridiculous! He is happy to report that
in the last few years the business has at last let him grow
up a little along with his greying hair. He now gets to play
middle-aged parts like Henry Higgins in PYGMALION at the English
Speaking Theatre in Vienna and national tours playing the likes
of Frank in a of EDUCATING RITA and Richard Willey in OUT OF
ORDER and Robert in DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER. Last year had him
working his socks off in the newly discovered Camoletti comedy
JUST DESSERTS not only did he co-direct and play the lead. He
found himself doing rewrites along the way. He is fresh from
panto in Worthing where he was DAME DOTTY. His second panto
and his second Dame. His twin thirteen-year-old daughters are
just getting over the trauma of seeing their father prancing
around in a frock with a Jordanesque chest. His previous visits
to Sonning visits saw him playing George in WHY NOT STARY FOR
BREAKFAST?, Clive in ALL FOR MARY and David in BUILDING BLOCKS.
He is delighted to be back and feels he must have done something
right last time. He sails, plays chess poorly and lives by the
sea with his long-suffering wife and daughters, who are either
making him old or keeping him young … he’s just not sure which.
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SALLY
HUGHES (Director/Artistic Director) Sally spent her early
years in Venezuela and Argentina and after finishing her education
in England, she then trained for the stage as an actress at
The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. On graduating she
was given her first engagement by John Fernald who directed
her in COMING OF AGE. Then followed ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU
EVER BEEN at The Bush and CATCHPENNY TWIST at The King’s Head
Theatre. In 1984 Sally took over the post of Artistic Director
of The Mill At Sonning from Peter Egan and has directed and
appeared in many of its productions, including DAMES AT SEA
(an excerpt of which was included in The Royal Gala Performance
in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales), and most recently
she appeared as Barbara Smith in CAUGHT IN THE NET and Ginger
Mercer in the musical TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS. The most recent
plays Sally has directed at The Mill are A FOOT IN THE DOOR,
POOLS PARADISE, THE FACE OF FEAR, STEPPING OUT and most recently
A TOUCH OF SPRING. Sally enjoys a career outside of The Mill
and has played leading parts in the BBC series LATE EXPECTATIONS
and LAURA AND DISORDER in which she played Wendy Craig’s daughter-in-law.
Other TV appearances include: DON’T WAIT UP, KEEPING UP APPEARANCES,
BRUSHSTROKES & MULBERRY. Sally directed the National Tour of
PASTIMES, starring Rosemary Leach and William Gaunt and also
directed BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon at the Jermyn Street
Theatre in the West End. Sally also appeared in TOO MARVELOUS
FOR WORDS, at the King's Head, London.
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JACQUELINE
HUTSON (Set Designer) Jacqueline Hutson trained in Theatre
Design at Wimbledon School of Art. Previous designs for The
Mill include:, THE RAINMAKER, THE MAINTENANCE MAN, THE LITTLE
HUT, PASTIMES, THE BUSINESS OF MURDER, KISS MY AUNT, NOEL &
GERTIE, BORN YESTERDAY, LOVE'S A LUXURY, LEND ME A TENOR, THE
WAITING GAME, DON'T ROCK THE BOAT, DEAD GUILTY, WORM'S EYE VIEW,
LAURA, A BEDFULL OF FOREIGNERS, SAY WHO YOU ARE, LAYING THE
GHOST, THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, ONE FOR THE POT, THE PERFECT
PENSION PLAN, KISS OF DEATH , DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, WIFE BEGINS
AT FORTY, DON'T JUST LIE THERE, SAY SOMETHING!, MAKE ME A MATCH,
A SLIGHT HANGOVER, ALL FOR MARY, MOVE OVER MARKHAM, INSIDE JOB,
BOYS WILL BE BOYS, THE FACE OF FEAR and STEPPING OUT.
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JANE
KIDD (Costume Designer) Jane who is our Resident Costume
Designer, trained in Fashion Design at Berkshire College of
Art. She freelanced in knitwear and dress design for five years
before joining The Mill as Wardrobe Mistress, and enjoys a variety
of making both period and modern costumes of which she has made
many whilst at The Mill. Some of Jane’s recent costume designs
include, STEPPING OUT, THERE GOES THE BRIDE, I REMEMBER YOU,
MURDER BY MISADVENTURE, OUT OF ORDER, ABSENT FRIENDS, IT’S NEVER
TOO LATE, A TOUCH OF SPRING, SHADY BUSINESS, CAUGHT IN THE NET,
TWO AND TWO MAKE SEX, SEPARATE TABLES, INTIMATE EXCHANGES, NOT
NOW DARLING and THE MAINTENANCE MAN.
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MATTHEW
BISS (Lighting Designer) Matthew is currently working
as Technical Manager at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in
Maidenhead and is delighted to be invited back to The Mill
to light STRICTLY MURDER.. A few of his previous designs at
The Mill, include most recently SEPARATE TABLES, TWO AND TWO
MAKE SEX, CAUGHT IN THE NET, SHADY BUSINESS, A TOUCH OF SPRING,
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE, ABSENT FRIENDS, OUT OF ORDER, MURDER
BY MISADVENTURE, I REMEMBER YOU, THERE GOES THE BRIDE, STEPPING
OUT, THE FACE OF FEAR, DEAD GUILTY, ALONE TOGETHER, OUT OF
ORDER, TWO DOZEN RED ROSES, THE BUSINESS OF MURDER and NOEL
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BRIAN
CLEMENS (Playwright) Brian Clemens is probably best known
for creating and writing the series: THE AVENGERS, THE PROFESSIONALS,
MY WIFE NEXT DOOR, THRILLER and BUGS. He has also written many
feature films, including WATCHER IN THE WOODS for Bette Davis,
HIGHLANDER TWO for Sean Connery and THE GOLDEN VOYAGE OF SINBAD.
Most recently he has been writing McBRIDE and JANE DOE for Hallmark,
USA. The Mill has already put on a number of his plays, and
this latest one is ‘hot off the press’. Brian was born in Croydon,
is married with two sons (both in the business) and divides
his time between his farmhouses in Spain and Bedfordshire. His
hobbies are writing, fine wines and more writing!
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| Production: | |
| Production Manager | Joan Farnese |
| Stage Manager | James Neal |
| Chief Electrician | Janet A Cantrill |
| Master Carpenter | Ian Stroud |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Jane Kidd |
| Deputy Stage Managers | Jo Vimpany, Neil Webb |
| Assistant Stage Managers | Gillian Marchbank / Karen Brown |
| Technician | Ed Marshall |
| Scenic Artist | Tony Eden |
| Assistant Carpenter | Luke McAra |
| Wardrobe Assistant | Evelyn Fidler |
| Dressers | Ann
Baker, Lynn Hinton, Catherine Bristow, Terry Bartholomew |
| Theatre Production Photography | Norman Weston |
| Website Production | Chris Berry |
