Lady Godiva Doesn't Ride Again 

a one-act comedy
The story of Lady Godiva’s ride has made her famous and popular. But it has had the unintended consequence of publicly humiliating her husband. When the Earl makes a pathetic attempt at revenge, Godiva must decide how far she is prepared to go to save the marriage.

Characters:                                              
Erica  adolescent daughter of Leofric and Godiva                                             
Madge  household servant                                        
Leofric  Earl of Mercia, a middle-aged man
Godiva  Countess of Mercia, a woman in her thirties
Brother Thomas  Benedictine monk, a young man
  
Setting
Coventry, England. Eleventh century  

*Award
Second place in the 2012 Playwrights Association of New Zealand One-Act Play Competition
(online reading)
Virtual Globe
Mattituck, New York
​July 5, 2023

Cast: Hannah Lee DeFrates (Erica), Leslie C. Nemet (Madge), Maurice Kessler (Leofric), Victoria Freedman (Godiva), Mark Gordon (Thomas)
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Hannah Lee DeFrates (Erica), Leslie C. Nemet (Madge), Maurice Kessler (Leofric), Victoria Freedman (Godiva) and Mark Gordon (Thomas)
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Video of Lady Godiva Doesn't Ride Again
 Oamaru Repertory Society
Oamaru, New Zealand
April 20-27, 2013
Directed by Peter Sadler
Cast: Lex Cochrane (Leofric), Cathy Murdoch (Godiva), Colleen Simmons (Erica), Pinkie Sadler (Madge), James McCulloch (Brother Thomas)
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Pinkie Sadler (Madge), Lex Cochrane (Leofric), Cathy Murdoch (Godiva), Colleen Simmons (Erica), James McCulloch (Brother Thomas) with director Peter Sadler