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by Denise Coffey

Directed by Keith Bridgeman

Saturday 28th December 1985 – Saturday 4th January 1986 in the Auditorium

The Incredible Vanishing is an entertainment written for an audience of children and their parents. The story of the play is a mixture of well-known legends with a basis inspired by Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market.

The play tells how a barrow boy, a meter maid and an intrepid police constable descend into the underworld of the Marsh Goblins to investigate the incredible vanishing of…

Enough said — come and see for yourselves how the story unfolds.

Part of the Barn’s 1985/1986 season

Presented by The Barn Theatre Club

Cast

Jenny Jones	-	Jane Pennett
PC Parker	-	Andrew Crawley
Bert Sparky	-	John Cook
Lulu Maguire	-	Janet Roe
Gob	-	Steve Ansell
Slurp	-	Amanda Smith
Twerp	-	Melanie Preece
Her Marshesty	-	Sarah McCarthy
Announcer	-	Dick Breeze
Goblinettes	-	Alison Woodcraft
		Sarah Breeze
		Lydia Mingorance
		Kate Keith

Creative team

Director	-	Keith Bridgeman
Stage Manager	-	Norman Merry
Assistant Stage Manager	-	Janet Roe
Stage Crew	-	Michael Merry
Stage Crew	-	Steve Thompson
Lighting	-	Derek Palmer
Lighting	-	Brenda Newey
Sound	-	David McCallum
Sound	-	Martin Gadd
Costumes	-	Betty Harvey
Costumes	-	Elaine Lummis
Properties	-	Lesley Valler
Properties	-	Jane Pennett
Prompter	-	Frances Chown
Backstage Refreshments	-	Dorothy Otterburn
Set Builders	-	Andrew Gilchrist
		Mike Goring
		Members of The Barn Theatre Club
Set Design	-	Don Fisher
Production Secretaries	-	Shirley Thompson
Production Secretaries	-	Janet Roe
Musician	-	Rob Wallace
Choreography	-	Amanda Smith