Ben Dollard • In the first read-through of the play at the beginning of the rehearsal period.

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Will Dollard • Will posing during the first read-through of the play at the beginning of the rehearsal period.

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Dave Lydon • Outside the Kilburn Institute, where we were rehearsing.

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Ben and Alice • Ben Dollard and Alice Robinson next to lower lake in Gilling.

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Will he? Won’t he? • Ben Dollard balancing precariously on the jetty at lower lake in Gilling.

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At lower lake • From left to right: Jane Wilson, Elise Carter, Mike Edwards, Binny, Ben Dollard, Will Dollard, Alice Robinson.

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Waving not drowning • Waving, not drowning, although Mike seems to be testing that theory. From left to right: Binny, Jane Wilson, Will Dollard, Mike Edwards.

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Good enough for a prospectus • Ampleforth Abbey and College at sunset, taken from across the valley at the lower lake in Gilling.

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Meat-eater • Jane tucking in to a bit of raw steak at our barbecue at lower lake in Gilling.

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Cooking • Elise reaches for a bap to surround her burger. I think those are my legs behind her.

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In rehearsal • Rory Lord Carmoyle (Will Dollard) answers a phone call from the police while Lady Carmoyle (Alice Robinson) and Jill Wyvern (Elise Carter) chat among themselves. In the first full dress rehearsal at the Kilburn Institute.

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Jeeves and Towcester • Jeeves (Binny) and the Earl of Towcester (Ben Dollard) in one of their many conferences which take place during the course of the play. This was the first full dress rehearsal at the Kilburn Institute, but Jeeves hadn’t yet procured a tie.

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Lady Carmoyle • Alice Robinson playing Lady Carmoyle in the first full dress rehearsal.

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Captain Biggar • Mike Edwards playing Captain Biggar, white hunter, in the first full dress rehearsal.

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Comforting Mrs Spottsworth • Bill, the Earl of Towcester (Ben Dollard) comforts Mrs Spottsworth (Jane Wilson) after he and Jeeves had enmeshed her in the drawing room curtains, believing her to be Captain Biggar (Mike Edwards, behind). At the first full dress rehearsal.

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Staring out Carmoyle • Bill (Ben Dollard), Biggar (Mike Edwards), and Jeeves (Binny) stare in anger at the continuing blabberings of the Lord Carmoyle. In the first full dress rehearsal.

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With the pendant • Jeeves (Binny) brings in Mrs Spottsworth’s stolen pendant, which Bill and Biggar were to use as collateral for a bet. Jeeves is carrying the stick because ultimately he would be dressed in the costume of Lady Agatha.

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The Earl of Towcester • Ben Dollard in his rôle as the Earl of Towcester.

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Listening to the wireless • Mrs Spottsworth (Jane Wilson), Bill (Ben Dollard), and Jill (Elise Carter) listening to the reports of the vital horse race on the radio.

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Biggar • Mike Edwards playing Captain Biggar, white hunter, in the first full dress rehearsal.

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Reactions after the rehearsal • The cast listen to the reactions of the small audience (three people) after the first full dress rehearsal.

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On the Royal Mile • Mike Edwards on the Royal Mile in Edinburgh.

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Flyering • Doing my part to promote the play by handing out fliers on the Royal Mile.

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Flyering • Jane with a stack of fliers to hand out promoting our play on the Royal Mile. We would ultimately sell out at least sixty-five seats a day.

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Alice • Alice handing out fliers on the Royal Mile to promote our play.

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Bowler • This man was on the Royal Mile every day promoting his one-man comedy show. Unfortunately his performance time conflicted with ours.

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Dave Lydon • Dave Lydon on the Royal Mile.

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Jeeves • Binny wearing his costume to hand out fliers on the Royal Mile, looking particularly austere.

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Lady Carmoyle • Alice handing out fliers in costume in the rain.

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Patter • Jeeves (Binny) and Towcester (Ben Dollard) had some in-character patter going on to hand out fliers on the Royal Mile and to advertise our play.

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Indian costumes • These Indians in costumes spent a couple of days on the Royal Mile advertising their own show.

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Moving statue • A moving statue on the Royal Mile.

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Bad technique • After three years putting on plays at the Fringe, we’ve come across most viable flyering techniques. Some of our Company even tried this last year, and demonstrated that sitting on the ground expecting people to take fliers from you is not a good way to advertise a show. Here another group is learning this mistake for themselves.

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Carmoyles • Lord (Will Dollard) and Lady Carmoyle (Alice Robinson) on the Royal Mile. Evidently his lordship felt like wearing green flash trainers that morning. I’m not sure that they go so well with that tweed suit.

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Elise • Elise Carter on the Royal Mile.

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Dave Lydon • Dave Lydon on the Royal Mile.

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Will • Will Dollard on the Royal Mile. This was now so late in our run of performances that most of the black dye he’d used on his hair had washed out. In spite of this, most of the audiences seemed not to realise that the Earl of Towcester and Lord Carmoyle—brothers-in-law on-stage—were being played by twin brother actors.

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Jeeves • Jeeves (Binny) on the Royal Mile.

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Alternative ending • Mike Edwards and Ben Dollard propose an alternative ending for the play, which we filmed. This all took place before the audience came in, of course.

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Alternative ending • Mike Edwards and Ben Dollard propose an alternative ending for the play, which Tom Evans filmed. This all took place before the audience came in, of course.

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Motivation • The cast in their motivational team-talk before a performance.

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In performance • Rory Lord Carmoyle (Will Dollard) answers a phone call from the police while Lady Carmoyle (Alice Robinson) and Jill Wyvern (Elise Carter) chat among themselves. In a performance at the Edinburgh College of Art, our Fringe venue.

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Straightening the tie • Jeeves (Binny) straightens Lord Towcester (Ben Dollard)’s tie.

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Bill and Jill • Bill (Ben Dollard), and Jill (Elise Carter) in performance.

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Rory and Lady Carmoyle • Rory Lord Carmoyle (Will Dollard), and his wife Lady Carmoyle (Alice Robinson), in performance.

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Marvelling at Mrs Spottsworth • Bill (Ben Dollard) and his sister Lady Carmoyle (Alice Robinson) marvel at the crackpot Mrs Spottsworth, who wants to buy Towcester Abbey from Bill.

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Bill and Biggar • Captain Biggar (Mike Edwards) demonstrates to Bill (Ben Dollard) how he has been ‘caught in the windpipe’.

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Sidling up to the Captain • Mrs Spottsworth (Jane Wilson) invades Captain Biggar (Mike Edwards)’s personal space as he tells her of his experience in the Far East.

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