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Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith

Dan'l Druce, Blacksmith

by W. S. Gilbert

About this book

A drama from the Gilbert of Gilbert and Sullivan. Pursued by the Parliamentary Army after the Battle of Worcester, some Royalist soldiers take cover in Dan'l Druce's hut on the Norfolk Coast until they can escape. An event with long shadows that come back to disturb his life fourteen years later.
- Summary by ToddHW

Cast list:

Sir Jasper Combe, a Royalist Colonel: Andrew James

Dan'l Druce: Adrian Stephens

Reuben Haines, a Royalist Sergeant: Alan Mapstone

Geoffrey Wynyard, a Merchant Sailor: Tomas Peter

Marple: ToddHW

Joe Ripley, a Fisherman: Son of the Exiles

Sergeant of the Parliamentary Army: Larry Wilson

Soldier of the Parliamentary Army: David Purdy

Dorothy: Jenn Broda

Stage Directions: Sonia

Editing: ToddHW

Chapters

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  1. 1Act 136:06 · read by ToddHW, Alan Mapstone, Larry Wilson
  2. 2Act 249:36 · read by Alan Mapstone, Sonia, Tomas Peter
  3. 3Act 330:14 · read by Alan Mapstone, Sonia, Tomas Peter

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