A time-travelling comedy thriller
Presented as part of their Silver Jubilee Year by Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe
Directed by John Marwick
It’s time for a laugh, a giggle, a shock and a bit of suspense.
Communicating Doors is one of the most popular plays from one of Britain’s best known and loved comedy writers. The play is set in a London hotel suite and spans 40 years from 2032 through the present and back to 1992. As well as Ayckbourn’s wonderful wit and humour, the play gets its audiences puzzling while genuinely delivering suspense and the odd shock.
It features three women: Poopay, a very timid dominatrix; Jessica, a young wife on her honeymoon; and Jessica a no-nonsense 45-year old. These three are all related in one way or another to Reece, a wealthy but ruthless businessman and his associate, Julian.
Communicating Doors has now been cast.
Auditions: 5 August
Rehearsals: Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Sunday afternoons starting on 12 August
Production: 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 October.
Characters:
Reece: a businessman aged (approx.) 30 and 70
Jessica: his first wife aged 25 & 45
Ruella: his second wife aged 45
Julian: his business associate aged 45 and 65
Phoebe (Poopay): a prostitute aged 33
Harold: a house detective aged 35 and 55