25 Jul 2008
Brideshead Revisited
Artist Charles Ryder runs into aristocrat Julia Flyte and recalls his friendship with her eccentric family prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. Based on the classic British novel by Evelyn Waugh.
Wish You Were Here
Some people march to the beat of a different drummer. Lynda’s got her own brass band.
In a staid English seaside town after the Second World War, young Lynda grows up with her widowed father and younger sister. Rebellious Lynda has been swearing constantly from an early age. At sixteen, she becomes more exhibitionist and seeks out sexual encounters challenging the prevailing lower-middle class attitudes to sex. She eventually becomes pregnant by an acquaintance of her father.
Top Billed Cast
Emily Lloyd Lynda Mansell
Tom Bell Eric
Jesse Birdsall Dave
Clare Clifford Mrs. Parfitt
Sheila Kelley Joan Figgis
Trudi Cavanagh Tap Dancing Lady
Barbara Durkin Valerie
Geoffrey Hutchings Hubert Mansell
Charlotte Barker Gillian
Chloe Leland Margaret
Pat Heywood Aunt Millie
Abigail Leland Margaret (aged 7)
Susan Skipper Lynda’s Mother
Geoffrey Durham Harry Figgis
Neville Smith Cinema Manager
Lee Whitlock Brian
Frederick Hall Passenger with Brolly
Bob Flag Mental Patient
Bob Flag Dr Holroyd
William Lawford Uncle Brian
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