Additional information
| Author | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Script Style | Full Length Play |
| Duration (mins) | 60 |
| Male Cast | 12 |
| Female Cast | 11 |
| Either | 2 |
| Total Cast | 25 |
And Grandsire Went Wrong
£10.00 – £20.00
A play to commemorate the men who died in the 1st World War, “And Grandsire Went Wrong” is a ghost story with a difference. It includes numerous small, walk on roles so is ideal for a community production.
Synopsis
The play’s plot centres on a group of present day bell ringers who meet weekly for bell ringing practice and the discovery by one of their members of a set of initials ‘GR’, carved into the stone of the bell tower. This discovery sparks an investigation by ‘Tricia’ who manages to find out that mystery initials belonged to a local resident, George Ralph. The story then unfolds into one that, through the telling of George’s story of growing up in Stoke, then going off to the Battle of the Somme in the Great War as a young man, links the present day bell ringers to the ghosts of the past, in more ways than they had ever imagined!
Cast
1916 Characters:
The Ralph Family:
John Ralph
Emma Ralph
Annie Ralph as a child
Annie Ralph (grown up)
George Ralph aged 9
George Ralph (grown up)
The Taverners:
Aubrey Taverner
Jane Taverner
Olive Taverner as a little girl
Baby Jack
Others:
George’s friend, Arthur, aged 9
Farmer
Soldier 1
Soldier 2
Patrice de Marien, Curé
Housekeeper
Elise Pellier, George’s wife
2016 Characters:
Tricia – researching George Ralph
Jean Robinson – Tower Captain
Nathan Robinson – Jean’s 9 year old son
Mark – Tower liaison officer
Jeremy – older ringer
Christine – nervous, new ringer
Olive Taverner – Jean’s great-aunt
Bell ringer visitor 1
Bell ringer visitor 2
Visiting ringers without speaking parts
Steve Davies –
Previous Performance History:-
Performed at the Priory Barn, Stoke sub Hamdon on 1st, 2nd and 3rd July 2016.