Benefit of the Doubt

The plot resolves around a young woman being cited in court as "The Other Woman" in a divorce case, and how her family reacts to it. Says her uncle: I shall go out; people shall see me walking boldly through the streets: Portland Place—Regent Street—Fletcher Portwood, with his head up—his head up, they’ll say. I shall not turn my back on you, my poor little girl; don’t be frightened of that. You were always my favourite niece— I shall dine at the House, and then sup at the club. All London shall see me. “Look at Portwood!” everybody will say. “Then there can’t be the slightest foundation for this scandal about his niece——!” - Summary by ToddHW

Cast list:

Mrs. Emptage (a widow): Leanne Yau

Claude Emptage (her son): Tomas Peter

Justina Emptage (her daughter): Monika M. C.

Theophila Fraser (her daughter): Foon

Sir Fletcher Portwood, M.P. (her brother): ToddHW

Mrs. Cloys (her sister): Sonia

Rt. Rev. Anthony Cloys, D.D., Bishop of St. Olpherts: Son of the Exiles

Alexander Fraser—“Fraser of Locheen”: Treefairy

John Allingham: Nemo

Olive Allingham: Eva Davis

Denzil Shafto (Allingham’s Friend): Lex Hankins

Peter Elphick (Allingham’s Friend): Josh Kibbey

Mrs. Quinton Twelves: TJ Burns

Horton (a servant at Mrs. Emptage’s): CharlieData

Quaife (a servant at Mr. Allingham’s): Campbell Schelp

Stage Directions: Larry Wilson

Edited by:: ToddHW