THE NIGHTINGALE SCANDAL Adapted from the Stanley Thomas book; playscript by Tom Waters
The play centres on Knapp House, Northam and the owner Thomas Benson MP - date 1750s. Thomas Benson, rogue, swindler, a likeable chap. What happened at “The Globe Hotel, Appledore? At the Riverside Inn, Barnstaple? What was plotted aboard the brigantine “Nightingale”? Who was Captain Lancey? Tom Powe? James Bather? and the lovely Melhuish Ladies?
