{"id":413,"date":"2015-01-24T17:55:55","date_gmt":"2015-01-24T17:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cpwp.comptonplayers.co.uk\/?page_id=413"},"modified":"2015-02-21T11:38:51","modified_gmt":"2015-02-21T11:38:51","slug":"the-hollow","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comptonplayers.co.uk\/comptonplayers-c\/?page_id=413","title":{"rendered":"The Hollow"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Agatha Christie<\/span><\/p>\n

20th – 22nd February 1962<\/h2>\n

On the morning that he and his downtrodden wife, Gerda, are due to travel down to the country to weekend with friends, John Christow allows his little daughter to tell his fortune with cards. When the death card is drawn, he pays no attention, but the appearance of an old flame at The Hollow seems to be the final link in a chain of fatal circumstances.<\/p>\n

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The Cast<\/strong><\/p>\n

Henrietta Angkatell: Marion Wellstead
\nSir Henry Angkatell: Frank Meakins
\nLady Angkatell: Margaret Pilkington
\nMidge Harvey: Beryl Braidley
\nGudgeon: Peter Palfrey
\nEdward Angkatell: Peter Monger
\nDoris: Ann Curran
\nGerda Cristow: Katherine Bailey
\nJohn Cristow: Mike Yates
\nVeronica Craye: Susan Meakins
\nInspector Thomas: Tom Stephens
\nConstable Penny: David Bungard<\/p>\n

Produced by Frank Meakins<\/p>\n

Newbury Weekly News review<\/h3>\n
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Compton Players Murder Mystery<\/h2>\n

Compton Players showed enough dramatic ability to keep their audiences in suspense right up to the revealing last moments, when they staged Agatha Christie\u2019s The Hollow<\/strong> last week. The \u201cwhodunit\u201d poses the question \u201cwho killed John Cristow?\u201d suspicion pointing to his quiet timid wife, hie mistress and Veronica Craye, the glamorous film star of his past.<\/p>\n

Margaret Pilkington as Lady Angkatell, delighted the audience with her performances. There was sympathy for her husband, admirably played by F Meakins. Michael Yates, as Dr Cristow, could have displayed a slightly stronger character but generally speaking the different personalities were well cast, from Marion Wellstead as Henrietta, and Peter Monger as Edward to Tome Stephens as the Inspector, and Ann Curran as the maid. Other parts were played by Beryl Braidley, Katherine Baily, Susan Meakins, Peter Palfrey and David Bungard. A polished performance from all made an excellent production.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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