SECRETS
AND RUMOURS
THE UNCONVENTIONAL LIFE OF M. E. BRADDON
(Based on The
Literary Lives of Mary Elizabeth Braddon by Jennifer Carnell)
A PLAY
BY
DOUG
PINCHIN & RICHARD MORRIS
STARRING
SABINA FRANKLYN
After successful
performances of Secrets and Rumours at the Orange Tree Theatre, there
are to be two more performances.
The performance dates are on Sunday 19 September
& 26 September 2004
The venue is the National Trust property of Ham House,
in the Great Hall. Ham House is midway between Richmond & Kingston-Upon-Thames,
Surrey. The website of Ham House, with its location, can be found here.
According to
the National Trust website, each performance starts at 7.00pm
The price per ticket per adult is £20
The box office telephone number is 01494 755572
Booking code 19 September: E107A
Booking code 26 September: E107B
Sabina Franklyn as Mary Elizabeth Braddon and Karl Moffatt as John Maxwell
& the other men in Braddon's life.
The action takes place in Miss Braddon's study in Lichfield House, Richmond,
Autumn 1895, late evening.
First seen at The Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, Secrets and Rumours tells the intriguing story of Mary Elizabeth Braddon, a literary super-star of the Victorian era. The writer of over 80 books, she is credited with helping to create the 'sensation' novel, but is now best remembered as the author of Lady Audley's Secret. Despite her later success Braddon's early life was littered with secrets and rumours which if fully revealed would have destroyed her reputation both as a respected writer and as as a society figure.
Secrets and Rumours explores the tangled web of hidden scandals that Braddon tried so hard to keep from her adoring public.
Sabina Franklyn as Mary Braddon is 'Breathtaking' (Richmond & Twickenham Times).
Karl Moffatt as John Gilby
Photographs © Richard Douglas Productions
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