RETFORD LITTLE THEATRE
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2007-2008 Season
NIL BY MOUTH
By John Chapman
28th September - 6th October 2007, 7.30 pm
The 67th Season bursts into life with this extremely funny take on the National Health Service. Chaos erupts as patients, agency nurses, doctors and sisters battle it out on the under-funded, under-staffed mixed ward of St Christopher's Hospital. In true farce tradition, mistaken identities lead to wrongful diagnosis, visitors becoming patients and no end of medical mayhem. John Chapman's mastery of the genre guarantees an evening of non-stop laughter. "Holby City" it is not!
Produced by Mary Lenanton
THE BIRTHDAY PARTY
By Harold Pinter
16th - 24th November 2007, 7.30pm
Exactly fifty years since it was written, we present Pinter's second play, which was savaged by the critics at its first performance, but which is now regarded as a modern classic by the most influential and significant playwright of the second half of the 20th Century. Goldberg and McCann have a job to do. But what is it? And for whom? It is Stanley's birthday party - and one we are not likely to forget after seeing this riveting and menacing drama.
Produced by Phil Wood
FATAL ENCOUNTER
By Francis Durbridge
18th - 26th January 2008, 7.30pm
From the master of modern thrillers, this play combines mystery and intrigue in a tantalising balance. Events take a sinister turn when Howard arrives home to find that his mysteriously distressed and unusually nervous wife has shot their friend in a struggle. In an effort to protect Joanna, Howard confesses to the shooting and, after a second attempted murder, he becomes the centre of a complex police investigation in which no-one is blameless.
Produced by David Cox
THE MEMORY OF WATER
By Shelagh Stephenson
7th - 15th March 2008, 7.30pm
Winner of the 2000 Olivier Award for Best Comedy. Three sisters meet on the eve of their mother's funeral. As the conflicts of the past begin to surface, everyday lies and tensions reveal the patterns and strains of family relationships. When it first opened in the West End, the national press heralded "this cracking new work" and praised its sparkling dialogue which creates a richly funny study of the pervasive power of the past.
Produced by David Larder
RELATIVE VALUES
By Noel Coward
9th - 17th May 2008, 7.30pm
Moxie is maid to the Countess of Marshwood whose son Nigel has just announced his engagement to the film star Miranda Frayle. Moxie is distressed because Miranda is really her sister who ignored her family after becoming famous. Miranda's description of her mother and childhood homelife is hotly contradicted by an outraged Moxie, and the engagement becomes rather strained. In these days of "celebrity", Coward's comedy is particularly relevant and up to date.
Produced by Colin Brimblecombe
