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Justice is a Snake

18/9/1999

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By Barry Grant and Felicity Williams, based on “One of Bens” by Maurice Shadbolt

Director: Barry Grant
Musical Director: Mark Hodgkinson
Choreographer: Justine Whitaker

Season: 18 Sep – 2 Oct 1999

Justice is a Snake tells the tale of Ernest and Ada Shadbolt when they lived in Banks Peninsula over the period 1898 to 1909. Ernest and Ada, the grandparents of both Maurice Shadbolt the author and Tim Shadbolt the mayor, moved to Little River to make their fortune from a guest house, general store, billiard saloon, and residence. Guests began to leave however, because of a smell which was traced to sewage pipes under the guest
house carrying effluent from the Little River railway station.  Ernest sued the railways, and won, but a second trial was ordered. He won this one, too, but was not awarded costs. Penniless, he sued his lawyer Oscar Alpers, but lost. Bowed, but not broken, Ernest petitioned parliament, was given one hundred pounds, and won some King Country land in a ballot.

Cast:
Ernest Shadbolt - Paul Doig
Ada Shadbolt - Megan Scott
Dawson - Mark Tavendale
Anastasia - Sally McGregor
Mr Justice Denniston - John Jeffries
Mr Oscar Alpers - Don Brown
Mr K C Stringer - Kevin Wilder
William Shaw - Ian Beswick
Annie Shaw - Erin Callanan
Thomas - Stuart Frost
Richard - Ryan Boswell
Frederick - Steve Brown
Dr Saunders - Gwyn Randell

The Company:
Catherine Criuckshank, Anna Kean, Anastassia Smirnova, Kevin Wilder, Jacqueline Eade, Ptritiippa Howarth, Adrienne Watson

Children:
Lily Cartwight, Ranec Highet, Rachel Kennedy, Ryan Sloan, Shannon Smith, Sybil Heinz-Becroft, Anna Jamieson, Lillian Mulholland, Kati Smith

Musicians:
Amy Huang, Amy Hutchinson, Ari Freeman, Amelia Woodfield
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