"Curtain Call" by Bettine Manktelow (30 Oct - 1 Nov 2008)
Poster
This comedy depicts an amusingly chaotic day in the life of Alec Partridge, Manager of the Thurlow Playhouse. He has a lot to deal with: Doreta Mason, director of an amateur production of Oklahoma at the theatre, upsets the stage crew with some novel requests; Ms Murdstone, the far from genial agent from the Arts Council, arrives to assess the theatre’s eligibility for a grant; the Front of House manager’s flirty ways upset Alec’s secretary Val and finally, Doreta’s husband Clarence, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, appears on the scene, bringing negotiation skills reminiscent of Attila the Hun to bear on an ever worsening situation.
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CastVal Marshall (Elizabeth Ollier)
Alec Partridge (Mervyn Jupe) Barry Mortlake (Dave Lye) Doreta Mason (Jane Atkinson) Murphy (Chris Hulatt) Rita (Anny Austin-Smith) Ms Murdstone (Bryony Wilman) Clarence Mason (Malcolm Morgan) |
CrewDirector (Dave Lye)
Assistant Director (Teena Heer) Stage Manager (Jo Barrett) Set / Props / Backstage (Dave Lye, Teena Heer and the cast) Prompt (Sheila Churchill) Lighting (Georgia Barrett, Chris Thompson ) Business Manager (Chris Hulatt) Front of House (Members & friends of St. Michael’s) Poster (Teena Heer and Atkinson Associates) |