Ours
by T.W. Robertson
by T.W. Robertson
Blanche, Mary, and Lady Shendryn challenge societal norms by following the men to the battlefield during the Crimean War, navigating the complexities of love, jealousy, and duty.
About The Play
About The Play
Love, money and war – that’s life in the 1850s. Blanche and Mary are looking for love; Hugh thinks all women are after his money; and Sir Alexander prefers fighting on the battlefield to suffering his wife’s jealousy. The outbreak of the Crimean War sends the men to Russia, and Blanche, Mary and Lady Shendryn decide to break tradition and follow their men to war – arriving on the battlefield on the eve of battle…
The Finborough Theatre has become particularly known for its productions of Victorian theatre with critical acclaim for its productions of Tom Taylor and Charles Reade’s Masks and Faces, Arthur Conan Doyle’s Waterloo, Arthur Wing Pinero’s Trelawny of the ‘Wells’ and W.S. Gilbert’s Sweethearts.
Cast in order of appearance
Hugh Chalcot – Robert Irons
Sergeant Jones – Jon Edgley-Bond
Houghton, one of Sir Alexander’s keepers – Peter Machen
Blanche Haye – Emily Dobbs
Mary Netley – Emilie Patry
Lady Shendryn – Rachel Fishwick
Prince Perovsky – Peter Machen
Sir Alexander Shendryn, Bart. – Christopher Gilling
Angus MacAlister – Nicholas Gadd
Captain Samprey – Jon Edgley-Bond