April 03, 2019
Absurd Person Singular
The play takes place over three Christmases in the kitchens of three couples:
Sidney Hopcroft, an ambitious tradesman, and his submissive and house proud wife Jane;
Architect and serial adulterer Geoffrey Jackson and his depressed wife Eva;
Ronald Brewster-Wright, a rather pleased-with-himself banker, and his alcoholic wife Marion.
The device of setting the play in the kitchens rather than the main living rooms lets us experience the wild comedy of behind the scenes disasters at the Christmas parties. However we become conscious of a darker side to the story, namely the advance of the Hopcrofts to material prosperity and independence accompanied by the decline of the others.
Director - Michael Tackley
Producer - Lucinda Rowe
Cast
Sidney Hopcroft - Mark Savage
Jane Hopcroft - Janet Tackley
Geoff Jackson - Trevor Clark
Alison Gibbs - Eva Jackson
Ronald Brewster-Wright - Phill Brown
Marion Brewster-Wright - Jill Rogers
Crew
Director - Michael Tackley
Producer - Lucinda Rowe
Stage Manager - Paul Kerswill
Bar - Edward Picken & Team
Box Office & Tickets - Stella Turner
Front of House - Ann Peters & Team
Lights - Stuart Clark
Photography - Julia Hawkins
Poster & Programme Design - Roger Burton
Prompt - Rosie Hamilton-McLeod
Props - Maxine Shearer
Publicity - Mark Sadler
Set Construction - Graham Gibbs, Marc de Salis, Paul Kerswill, Dave Tinney & Dud Gentle
Set Design - Graham Gibbs
Sound - Clive Griffin
Stage Crew - Alan Gibbs, Phil Carroll, Paul Ribbans
Wardrobe - Ruth Smith
Wardrobe Consultant - Valmai Guess
