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| Cast | |
| Martha Livingstone | Sadie Duclos-Bryce |
| Mother Miriam Ruth | Eleanor McEnery |
| Agnes | Susan Hampton |
| Crew | |
| Stage Manager | Janet Henderson |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Freda Phillips |
| Set Design | Dennis Kingshott |
| Lighting | Dennis Kingshott |
| Sound | Alan Webster, Graham Durrant |
Review
Three strong acts of God
Many actresses feel that strong roles for women are few and far between and the opportunity of three such roles in one performance, impossible. The chance does, however, present itself in John Pielmeier's play Agnes of God, currently running at the Edward Alderton Theatre in Bexleyheath.
The challenge presented by the play may even be a little harrowing, a case of feast or famine. A situation compounded by the acclaim of the film starring Anne Bancroft and Jane Fonda. Perhaps director Claire Kingshott and cast Sadie Duclos-Bryce, Eleanor McEnery and Susan Hampton didn't concern themselves with these matters, since all performed with confidence.
There is a network of relationships in the play between the three characters. Doctor Martha Livingstone, the court psychiatrist, played by Sadie Duclos-Bryce, is a lapsed Catholic still hoping for some element of faith. She is therefore able to vent her anger on the Mother Superior, played by Eleanor McEnery, while at the same time looking towards Agnes for a sign of faith. Agnes also represents hope for the Mother Superior who sees her as proof of God's love. The hostility between Dr Livingstone and Sister Miriam Ruth is interspersed with humour and results in the formation of a peculiar friendship. This friendship is based on a desire to find something to believe in, yet both share a worldliness that makes this difficult. Agnes, played by Susan Hampton, is the troubled novice.
Unknown reviewer
Kentish Times | 2 June 1988
