3 Comedy Plays
24th to 26th March 2022
The Crimson Cocoanut
by Ian Hay Beith
An Absurdity in One Act
"The Crimson Cocoanut," first published in 1913, is set in a Soho café. The farce includes Russian spies, a policeman from Scotland Yard's CID, two love affairs, a bemused waiter and a device set to explode at any second.
Directed By
Mike Smith
Cast Members
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THE CRIMSON COCOANUT
CAST:
Jack Pincher Ian Lockey
Robert Mike Routledge
Mr. Jabstick Kris Andersen
Nancy Jabstick Carolyn Hagger
Nitro Gliserinski Nic Tortice
Madame Gliserinski Frances Holmes
Two in Torquay,
Written by Alan Bennett.
A man and a woman, both middle-aged, engage in polite conversation in a Torquay hotel.
But neither is quite what they seem to be. Who is deceiving whom?
Directed By
Kris Andersen
Cast Members
Two in Torquay
Cast:
Miss Plunkett Jean Buckley
Mr Mortimer Mike Smith
Waiter Sandy Gardner
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A Little Box Of Oblivion
by Stephen Bean
The play is set in a park in the inner city. It begins with a box being left on a bench with instructions not to move, tilt, knock or open it. A series of motley characters then begin to arrive each with a theory about the contents of the box!
Directed By
Mike Smith
Cast Members
A LITTLE BOX OF OBLIVION CAST:
Cool Shaun Fenwick
Woman Cecilia Bridges
Neurotic Angela Routledge
Doom Liesl Alcock
Dick Robin Jowett
BACKSTAGE SUPPORT CREW
Stage Manager Matt Osmond
Rehearsal Prompt Anne Lawrence
Props & Furniture Mary Ryder, Pat Harvey, Judy Wilthew
Lighting Haydon Brewis, Richard Page
Sound Michael Pritchard
Ticket Sales Christine Andersen
Publicity Carrie and Colin Craig-Gilby