Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs - 09.03.12

What are the chances, out of all the people in Britain, of finding the sender and recipient of a postcard that was sent more than 100 years ago? Slim, at best, probably.

Francesca Millian Slater narrates a lovely little show explaining her own ups, downs, swings and roundabouts on her journey to find Miss L Gibbs, receiver of said mysterious postcard.

Sent from Lincoln to London in 1910, Francesca tells the audience how she travelled to London to spend hours over newspapers, records, birth, marriage and, sadly, death certificates, all to find a trace of the elusive Miss L Gibbs. Ever given a thought to how many Miss L Gibbs' there could be in Britain at one time? No, me either, but Francesca has.

Francesca brings the original postcard with her to the show and reads us it's intriguing message again: "Be careful tomorrow. A.C." Why does Miss Gibbs have to be careful? Could something have happened to Miss Gibbs the very day the postcard reached her - something we might never know about?

Francesca made her personal mission to find out.

A highly recommended show, and surprisingly emotional, she will have you hooked on the life of Miss Gibbs in a matter of minutes.

And if anyone knows a man by the name of Royston Farrell. please get in touch ASAP.

-Hilary Shepherd, Marketing Officer