Joan Macalpine

A thrilling play concerning itself with Columbus's early days - the perils and excitement of a great discovery and a sense of what might go wrong if the discovery is not handled with care and imagination. The times, dates and places Columbus visited are historical facts and his comments on them come from his reports on the voyage. Large flexible cast

Tom Jones is rich, ripe and rowdy. Tom, Squire Allworthy's adopted son, falls victim to the charms of one rustic wench after another, until at last the Squire grows tired of the trouble he causes and sends him off to cause it elsewhere. Then Tom becomes entangled with three women at once: Jenny Waters, a lady of warm heart and generous virtue, Mrs Fitzpatrick, a society lady seeking diversion from her oafish husband, and Sophia Western, whom Tom truly loves.-7 women, 7 men