‘Ghost Train’ by Arnold Ridley

The action this well known and often performed play by Arnold Ridley takes place in the General waiting Room at Fal Vale – a wayside station on the South Cornwall Joint Railway – with the Markhouse Drama Production featuring a ‘rare’ cameo performance by Cyril Malyon

 

 

Cast List

• Saul Hodkin – Station Master – Cyril Malyon
• Richard Winthrop – John Payne
• Elsie – his Wife – Ann Hayden
• Charles Murdoch – Junior Partner in Mudoch & Son – Peter Boulton
• Peggy Murdoch – his newly married wife – Jill Hayden
• Miss Bourne – Merrill Emms
• Teddie Deakin – Peter Lee
• Julia Price – Jane Halliday
• Herbert Price – Ian Howard
• John Sterling – John Cade
• Jackson – Denis Heath

Staged by:

• Len Powell
• Lee Albiston
• Carl Tegg

Lighting & Effects

• John Taylor

Prompter

• Lesley Morris

Costumes

• June Allitt
• Brenda Long

Produced by Cyril Malyon

 

The Author – Arnold Ridley

Arnold Ridley wrote ‘The Ghost Train’ in 1923 but perhaps his more contemporary fame, and certainly his familiarity to recent audiences, is through his performances in the ‘Dad’s Army’ Television series – where he played the part of the lovable Private Godfrey!