“The last show is always a very strange affair. It’s like a party, a great buzz of excitement. But then each actor will leave, with laughter still ringing in the air and a cheery wave. Then it stops. And as you watch each of them walk down the street, they look terribly lonely. That’s the thing about it, you see. After all the applause and elation, we walk home alone. And that’s who actors are – the happiest, saddest people you’ll ever meet.”By arrangement with Samuel French Limited.

Writer

Peter Quilter

Director

Janet Denne

Cast 

Lydia Martin (The Actress) – Catherine Millar Katherine (Her Dresser) – Alex Parker Charles (Her Elderly Fiance) – Keith Hartley Harriet (Her Agent) – Sue McGeehan Nicole (Her Daughter) – Emma Hickey Paul (Nicole’s Father) – Mark Foulds Margaret (The Company Manager) - Deborah Pike.

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