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
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.
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).
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.
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
Cast
'The theatre is a wonderful place, a house of strange enchantment, a temple of illusion.'
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
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
Crew
Director - Rachel Walter
Musical Director - Marshall Camden
Production Manager - Alida Avola
Stage Manager - Robin Langham
Lighting & Sound Design - James Denny
Lighting & Sound Operation - David Brown