Directed by Sue Terry
Production Manager Christine Harbidge
The Cast (in order of appearance) |
|
Dr. David Mortimore |
Jon Jones |
Dr. Mike Connolly |
Phil Hawyes |
Rosemary Mortimore |
Sian Bernard |
Dr. Hubert Bonney |
David Darby |
Matron |
Val Petty |
| Sir Willoughby Drake | Ian Johnson * |
| Jane Tate | Sarah Taylor |
| Leslie | Tom Spencer |
| Sister | Leah O'Regan |
| Police Sergeant | Bill Sylvester |
| Bill Lesley | Alan Haydock |
Mother |
Annette Ayres |
*Ian took over with just a few days to go from Stan Harbidge who was taken ill.
Synopsis
The action of the play takes place in the Doctors common room in St. Andrews Hospital. Dr David Mortimore is about to address a neurologists' convention, which will probably earn him a knighthood. While putting the final touches to his speech an old flame, Jane Tate, arrives and announces that their liaison years ago resulted in a son, Leslie, who is downstairs desperate to meet his dad. Frantic to hide this catastrophic news from his wife and the hospital authorities, David is forced to invent not one but two non-existent husbands for Jane and enlist the help of his colleague Hubert Bonney. Events are further complicated by the presence of a police sergeant, a wandering senile patient, an assortment of matrons (real and otherwise), a syringe full of tranquilizer and the costumes for the hospital pantomime!
Act 1 |
A morning in December |
Interval |
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Act 2 |
Immediately afterwards |
The Production Team |
|
Stage Manager |
Bob Terry |
Prompt |
Sally Anderson |
Properties |
Carol Radford |
| Val Rushworth | |
Sound & Lighting |
Clive Holland |
|
Terry Hall |
Set Design |
Sue Terry |
| Bob Terry | |
Set Construction |
Bob Terry |
| John Cryer | |
| Group Members | |
Publicity |
Jon Jones |
|
Annette Ayres |
Ticket Sales / FoH |
Christine Harbidge |
Refreshments |
Lynne Holland |
Photography |
Sara Sylvester |
