Freaks: An Idyll of Suburbia
Chapter 1 of 4 Act 1 - Mrs. Herrick Gives A Tea-Party
- Running time
- 3 h 49 min
- Language
- English
- Readers
- Adrian Stephens, Alan Mapstone, Availle, Greg Giordano, Jake Malizia and 9 others
Chapters
About this recording
When Mrs. Herrick's brother Charlie dies, he leaves his money in trust for members of the circus he used to own under the name of "Segantini's World Renowned Mammoth International Hippodrome and Museum of Living Marvels". When five of the Extraordinary Mortals of the circus show up to visit with the Ordinary Mortals at Mrs. Herrick's country house, there is a clash of cultures....
- Summary by ToddHW
Cast list:
Ordinary Mortals:
Mrs. Herrick, nee Smith (a widow): Linda Webster
Ronald (her son): Adrian Stephens
Sheila (her daughter): Matea Bracic
Lady Ball-Jennings (her sister): Sonia
Sir Norton Ball-Jennings (her brother-in-law): Alan Mapstone
Reverend Stephen Glyn (Vicar of St. Paul's, Mole Park)(her bachelor friend): Greg Giordano
Mr. Edward Waterfield, M.R.C.S (her bachelor friend): Jake Malizia
Collingridge (her parlourmaid): Sandra Schmit
Extraordinary Mortals (late of Segantini's World Renowned Mammoth International Hippodrome and Museum of Living Marvels):
Horatio Tilney: ToddHW
James Eddowes: Jim Locke
Thomas Quincy Pratt: Tomas Peter
Julie Maud Pratt: Jenn Broda
Rosa Balmano: Availle
Stage Directions: Mira Williams
Editing: ToddHW