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A Month of Sundays by Bob Larbey Director: Wally Ross Gower Production Dates: 10th-14th May
A delightful and poignant comedy from the writer of" The Good Life" and a "A Fine Romance". It is the story of two old men in a retirement home, who keep senility at bay by forming an escape committee (although neither have a place to escape to) and by trying to remember the names of the 1947 Middlesex County Cricket Team. Their problem is they can only remember 10 of the 11, but the challenge of the missing name is what keeps them going. The play details the painful rituals of visits from a family who would rather be somewhere else and the dawning realisation that life is moving towards the final, humiliating stage.
Although a comedy it is at times almost unbearably sad.
Audition Dates:- Sunday 20th March 3.00 pm - 7.00 pm Tuesday 22nd March 8.00 pm - 10.00 pin
CAST - 3m, 3f. Cooper (M) Resident of Old People's Home, irascible, truculent, mentally very capable but failing physically. Age: 55-70 years
Aylott (M) Resident of Old People's Home, kindly, slow, strong physically but failing mentally. Age: 55-70 years
Wilson (F) Pretty, capable, understanding nurse, has a `special' relationship with Cooper. Age: 20-30 years
Julia Cooper's daughter, who visits regularly but is never there, slightly ashamed of her father. Age: 30 10 years
Peter Julia's boring but faithful husband, will visit but can't wait to get away. Successful. Age: Mid 40's
Mrs Baker Cleaner/Orderly, the butt of a lot of Cooper's spleen, sympathetic. Age: 30- 50 years
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