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Harvest

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 2m

Ellen Dryden

The Fenton family are gathered together in their Midland village chapel for the funeral of their oldest member. All still live lovally except for Marian, who some time ago moved away and married a doctor. She is, and feels, an outsider and during the service turns to the audience with some fairly caustic comments about the close-knit family...

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Harvest

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 2m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
After the service, the chapel becomes the living-room of the elder Fenton's home. Marian's presence continues to be a disrupting influence. A climax is reached when she hears that her brother Ted has been discouraged by his wife Christine from continuing a degree course. Christine, however, declares that Ted is happier and better remaining in unadventurous contentment. After a final confrontation with Peter, the minister, she slips quietly away as the family sing a hymn heartily in the chapel, which is now beautifully decorated for the Harvest Festival.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
Peter Halpern: thin, intense-looking, with slightly self-conscious solemnity; about 35
Marian: wary, intelligent, cool, sardonic, generally unrevealing; 30s
Elizabeth: pleasant, well-meaning; about 60
Christine: capable, rather antiseptically attractive, hard-working; late 30s
Ted: blunt, quiet; about 40
Edith; old
Juliet: quiet, undemonstrative, rather watchful; 18
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting A Chapel, A Living-room
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Ellen Dryden

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