It Runs In The Family
by
Ray Cooney
Directed by Steve Williamson
5th - 12th December 2009
It's three days before Christmas. In the Doctor's Common Room of St Andrew's Hospital in London, David Mortimore is composing the speech he will give to a distinguished gathering of neurologists, a speech which may well make or break his career. All he needs is a little peace and quiet to finish it...
Unfortunately for our hero peace and quiet is in very short supply. A nurse with whom he had an affair years ago turns up to confront him with the fact that he is the father of her son, who is now eighteen.
Not only that, but the said son is now downstairs in the hospital and is desperate to meet the Dad he has never seen.
How on earth can Mortimore keep this catastrophic news from his wife and the hospital authorities, and still deliver his speech?
| Dr David Mortimore |
Al Fowkes |
| Dr Mike Connolly |
Kyran Donald |
| Rosemary |
Christina Theobald |
| Dr Hubert Bonney |
Charlie Cook |
| Matron |
Belinda Coghlan |
| Sir Willoughby Drake |
Geoffrey Martyn |
| Jane Tate |
Jane Newman |
| Sister |
Caroline Lucas |
| Lesley |
Angus Macalister |
| Police Sergeant |
Ian McBride |
| Bill |
Bob Stewart |
| Mother |
Adele Taylor |
| Stage Manager |
Graham Wilman |
| ASMs |
Liz Cook
Jenny Norris
Emma Toms |
| Wardrobe |
Di James |
| Properties |
Christine Gerzon
Jan Atkinson |
| Sound |
Peter Gerzon |
| Lighting |
Chris Hills
Keith Jones |
| Continuity |
Fenella Fowkes |
| Set Design |
Steve Williamson |
| Set Build |
The Green Room Team |
| House Manager |
Colette Fitton
Sonia Dykstra |
The play was kindly sponsored by:
Jackson's Supper Bar
Stationery Solutions |
| Many thanks to Altrincham Garrick for the loan of the wheelchair and hospital trolley |
| Thanks to the Box Office Team and all who contributed to the production in any way |
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