The Woman In White
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by Wilkie Collins, adapted by Constance Cox; producer Ann Blatcher
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2-4 December 1993
Sir Percival Glyde is being hounded for money by his old friend, the sinister Count Fosco, so his marriage to the heiress Laura Fairlie is for one reason only: her fortune. As events unfold, Glyde's efforts to secure the money – and also to remove the threat to his reputation posed by the unfortunate Anne Catherick, who is physically identical to Laura – become more desperate and cruel. Combined with this tale of disturbing intrigue are elements of romance (as Laura turns for support to her drawing tutor, Walter Hartright) and comedy (provided by her hypochondriac uncle). Constance Cox made a living by adapting classic novels for the stage. The Players performed her adaptation of Lord Arthur Savile’s crime in 1995. 
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Lestrine Wishart, Philip Lane, Ann Blatcher, Robert Pruden, Anne Finn, Mark Brace, Pat Walls, Peggy Tomlinson, Shirley Stevenson, Bernard West; Seated: Barry Foale
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