Performance

Venue	Buxton Opera House
	Other spaces: Paupers Pit Theatre, Pavilion Arts Centre
Town	Buxton
County	Derbyshire
From	1st June 2005
To	4th June 2005
When	19:30
Prices	From £11.00. To £15.00.
What is currently on at Buxton Opera House (V424)

Rookery Nook

T332007168
It's the summer of 1926 and newly married playboy Gerald Popkiss arrives alone at Rookery Nook in Chumpton-on-Sea, Somerset, without his wife Clara who has been forced to stay in Bath with her ailing mother. In the dead of night, a beautiful young woman appears wearing nothing but her dew-soaked silk pyjamas, having fled her tyrannical German step-father and begs to stay at Rookery Nook. Touched by her innocence, Gerald promises to help the girl but where can he find her some clothes? And how can he keep her hidden from the meddling maid and his sister-in-law? First performed in 1926.

Author

Ben Travers

Archive :: production:T332007168, play:S4792, venue:V424

Reviews

User Review: 17Jun05: Saw this production in guildford yesterday. Only had three good actors in it, Richard Henders, Jane Murphy and John Dougall. Performance lacked sparkle, set was not designed for actors to easily work round. Worst of all, it didn't make us laugh very much - an almost impossible feat for a Ben Travers farce. Needs better direction.

User Reviews

USER (17Jun05): Saw this production in guildford yesterday. Only had three good actors in it, Richard Henders, Jane Murphy and John Dougall. Performance lacked sparkle, set was not designed for actors to easily work round. Worst of all, it didn't make us laugh very much - an almost impossible feat for a Ben Travers farce. Needs better direction.

Company

Company	Oxford Stage Company
Director	Dominic Dromgoole
Design	Jessica Curtis
Lighting	Chris Ellis
Sound	Fergus O'Hare
Performer	Nicola Alexis (Clara Popkiss)
Performer	Fiona Battisby (Gertrude Twine)
Performer	Benjamin Davids (Gerald Popkiss)
Performer	John Dougall (Putz / Admiral / Juddy / Mrs Possett)
Performer	Richard Henders (Harold Twine)
Performer	William Mannering (Clive Popkiss)
Performer	Jane Murphy (Rhoda Marley)
Performer	Rhiannon Oliver (Poppy Dickey)
Performer	Susan Porrett (Mrs Leverett)

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