Drama Rehearsals Begin
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Nick Press, a favourite of Cayman audiences for a number of years, has decided to take the plunge and is directing the play. This is his first try at being a director for the Cayman Drama Society. Nick says, "We are managing to keep up with the schedule and no catastrophes have occured yet. If this carries on we should have a first class production at the end of April".
PRODUCER
Also having a "first" is the producer, John Redman, though he claims he is less of a producer, more of an also-ran as he tries desperately to keep up with the outstanding efficiency of his assistant Janet Webber.
"Why should I worry," he says, "as long as the work gets done it can't be bad." The play concerns two nutty old ladies, played by Gale Shaw and Drama Society newcomer, Mary Rees, whose hobby is poisoning lonely old gentlemen to put them out of their misery. A hobby which rather disturbs their nephew Mortimer, played by Peter Webber, a theatre critic.
Also there to disturb Mortimer is his mad brother Teddy, played by John Whalen, who thinks he is Teddy Roosevelt, President of the United States, his comical brother Jonathan, played by Jim McClure, and Jonathan's German plastic surgeon side-kick, Dr. Einstein, played by Andy Jackson.
REST OF CAST
Also in the cast are Jill Knights, Jack O'Connell, Anthony Staples, Reg Rees, Barry Smith and Arek Joseph, who has at last managed to get himself a speaking part.
Two small parts still have to be cast and John Redman is threatening, to the trepidation of the Society, to do an Alfred Hitchcock and take one of the parts himself. The play promises to be a smash hit: it is a fine comedy, it has a good director and an outstanding cast. If you don't want to miss it, remember the dates Monday, 28 to Saturday 3, and
book early. Tickets will be on sale in mid April.
