Lady Anna - All At Sea

It’s 1871. Anthony Trollope is Australia-bound aboard the steamship Great Britain and passes the time by writing his latest tale, Lady Anna.

The story, full of intrigue, rebellion and social politics, proves divisive among his fellow passengers – and it’s not long before fact and fiction overlap in a dramatic and witty fashion.

An abundantly British business involving a disputed title, fraud, bigamy, a legal case, madness and attempted murder finds both Lady Anna and Trollope facing some very difficult questions indeed.

By Craig Baxter, Directed by Colin Blumenau, Designed by Libby Watson, Lighting Design by Prema Mehta. Inspired by the work of Anthony Trollope.

This production was first presented at the Park Theatre in 2015.

Cast
Edward Halsted - Mr Flick / Rector
Rhiannon Handy - Lady Anna / Isabella
Maggie O’Brien - Countess Lovel / Rose Trollope
Simon Robinson - Daniel Twaite / Bore / Anna’s Maid
Adam Scott-Rowley - Frederic / Pedant
Julie Teal - Aunt Jane / Lady Fitzwarren
Jonathan Keeble - Anthony Trollope / Sir William Patterson