Extremities

by William mastrosiomone | directed by frank M. Kopke & Catryna Miani

March 2000

Marjorie is home alone when Raul enters through her unlocked door and attempts to attack and rape her. The tables turn when Marjorie is able to subdue Raul and keep him tied up in her fireplace. When Terry and Patricia, Marjorie's roommates, come home, they are shocked and begin discussing how to handle the situation: call the police or take matters into their own hands?

CAST

Patricia - Michelle Bieniek
Terry - Elizabeth Morter
Raul - Nick Guthrie
Marjorie - Niobe Dean

Stags and Hens

by willy Russell | directed by derek curd

July 20th - August 5th, 2000

The play focuses on a group of girls and local lads who venture out for a night of pre-marriage stag and hen party celebrations. The action takes place in the Gents and Ladies loos of a tacky Liverpool club, Bransky's, where Dave and Linda (bride and groom-to-be) have decided, unbeknownst to each other, to hold their stag and hen parties.

CAST

Linda - Gabby Petoud
Maureen - Lisa Curd
Bernadette - Maria Macarone
Carol - Allison Bacchetti
Frances - Jackie Barber
Robbie - Ben Doolan
Billy - Simon Chugg
Kav - Danny O’Loughlin
Eddy - Derek Curd
Peter - Michael Oldham
The Roadie - Alan Martin

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director’s Assitant- Emma Alexander
Stage Manager - Graham Eddie
Lighting. Design - Graham Eddie and Graham Alexander
Lighting Operation - Gabrielle Whitehead
Sound Operator - Graham Alexander

Skylight

by David hare | directed by Susanne kean

May 11th - 27th, 2000

Kyra is surprised to see the son of her former lover at her apartment in a London slum. He hopes she will reconcile with his distraught, now widowed, father. Tom, a restless, self-made restaurant and hotel tycoon, arrives later that evening, unaware of his son's visit. Kyra, who was his invaluable business associate and a close family friend until his wife discovered their affair, has since found a vocation teaching underprivileged children. Is the gap between them unbridgeable, or can they resurrect their relationship?

CAST

Kyra Hollins - Kathy Lucas
Edward Sergeant - Mark Casamento
Tom Sergeant - Gerrard O’Connor

Production Team

Set Design - Anthony Breslin
Lighting Design - Kasia Bylok
Sound Design - Megan Wedge
Stage Manager - Anthony Roberts
Assistant Stage Manager - Kate Rae
Lighting Operation - Emma Alexander
Sound Operation - Graham Alexander
Wardrobe Coordinator - Debra Franklin

Cactus Flower

by abe burrows | directed by horrie leek

October 5th - 14th, 2000

A philandering dentist keeps his many affairs at bay by claiming to be married with children. When the ruse threatens to catch up with him, he drafts his prickly nurse to pose as his "wife." She blossoms and he finds himself falling in love with the lovely "cactus flower" right under his very nose.

CAST

Toni Simmons - Tara Piggins
Igor Sullivan - Zoran Babic
Stephanie Dickinson - Cathie Lee
Mrs. Dixon Durant - Denise Wellington
Dr. Julia Winston - Robert Ruksand
Harvey Greenfield - Graham Eddie
Arturo Sanchez - Laurie Martin
Music lover & waiter - John Davies
Botticelli’s Springtime - Claire Nelson

Production Team

Stage Manager - Edna Bartlett
Assistant Stage Manager - John Davies
Props - Anne Martin
Set Design - George Tranter
Lighting Desing - Angelo Gianchino
Lighting Operation - Graeme Pearcen
Music editing - Graham Eddie
Sound Operation - Graham Alexander
Costumes - Denise Wellington
Choreography - Angela Russell