CURRENT PRODUCTION
Hands Across the Sea, Red Peppers & Still Life
from Tonight at 8.30 by Noël Coward
Directed by Rachel Walter
Tuesday 4th - Saturday 8th November
Studio at New Wimbledon Theatre
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In 1936, renowned wit, dramatist and erstwhile star of The Italian Job, Noël Coward, debuted his cycle of ten one-act plays, collectively Tonight at 8.30. With three plays performed each night, audiences were treated to a full range of theatrical experience, peppered with music, drama and an abundance of hilarious misunderstandings.
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Carlton presents (at 7:45) a triple-bill of: Hands across the Sea, a domestic comedy on the social obliviousness of the upper classes; Red Peppers, a musical interlude from the backstage of a music hall; and Still Life, a drama of forbidden love (best known as the inspiration for the film Brief Encounter).
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The martinis have been poured, the pianist is in full flow, and the cast are waiting in the wings. Welcome to our house of strange enchantment.
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This amateur production of “Hands Across the Sea, Red Peppers & Still Life” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
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Cast
Hands Across the Sea
Piggie - Zoe Spencer
Peter - Patrick Briône
Claire - Amber Hollowday
Ally - Dan Rhodes
Bogey - James Wood
Mr Wadhurst - Saleh Kayyali
Mrs Wadhurst - Natalie Romero
Mr Burnham - Joe Dillon
Walters - Marshall Camden
Crew
Director - Rachel Walter
Production Manager - Alida Avola
Stage Manager - Robin Langham
Lighting & Sound Design - James Denny
'The theatre is a wonderful place, a house of strange enchantment, a temple of illusion.'​
Still Life​
Alec - Shehrry Naz
Laura - Imogen Gibb
Myrtle - Toni Conyers
Albert - Joe Dillon
Beryl - Saraniya Thayaparan
Stanley - Dan Rhodes
Bill - Marshall Camden
Johnnie - Harry Cowper
Dolly - Amber Hollowday
Michael - Saleh Kayyali
Red Peppers​
George - James Campbell
Lily - Sharon Czudak
Bert - James Wood
Mr Edwards - Harry Cowper
Annie - Saraniya Thayaparan
Mabel - Natalie Romero