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Man of the Moment

In November 2006 Barry Mawer directed Man of the Moment by Alan Ayckbourn. The set included a swimming pool! The play was well received by reviewers. Directed by Barry Mawer Vic Parks - Michael McDonald Trudy - Anne Manchester Cindy - Tessa/Molly McFarlane Sharon - Sarah-Rose Burke Ruy - Peter Hughson Marta - Janis Caddy Kenny Collins - Will Clanachan Jill Rillington - Holly Robinson Douglas Beechey - Don Quiring Ashley Barnes - Barry Mawer Shadow Cast: Ashley Bloomfield David Gledhill Bev Barclay Elspeth Harris Ian Freeguard Ed Hickey Carol Thompson Reviews

Ten Times Table

A joint directing effort between John Marwick, Florence McFarland and Will Clannachan brought Alan Ayckbourn's comedy Ten Times Table to the Muritai stage in November 2008. Publicity 2008 Take an English village committee planning a pageant, add a committee of directors from Eastbourne village creating a play about it, and you have Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe’s hilarious next production of “Ten Times Table” by Alan Ayckbourn. The village committee has been brought together to organise a supposedly uplifting pageant based on an incongruous piece of local history in which the ruling classes crushed an uprising of rebellious workers. Ayckbourn has great fun with the classic committee

Communicating Doors

John Marwick directed Alan Ayckbourn's Communicating Doors on an elaborate set in October 2012. " Time for a giggle, a laugh, a shock and a bit of suspense. Publicity 2012 Have you ever wondered what is behind those locked doors in your hotel room? Playwright Alan Ayckbourn wondered enough to write a play with the mysterious doors as its central theme. He had gazed at the secret doors which always lead to other rooms and which are always locked, giving him what he called a “Tardis feeling” as if you could go through into a different time zone. The result was his riotous time-travelling comedy-thriller Communicating

The Merchant of Venice

The Troupe's Bard in the Yard production in 2017 was The Merchant of Venice direcetd by Peter Baldock. John Marwick won an excellence in acting Antoinnette award for his part as Antonio.

It Could Be Any One Of Us

Publicity 2024 Alan Ayckbourn's "It Could Be Anyone of Us" is a comedy murder mystery written in the 1980s. The play follows the Chalke siblings: three artists living out faded dreams amidst the faded grandeur of the once beautiful family estate. There are layers and depth to each of the characters that makes this play more than a traditional murder mystery, and true to its title it has the possibility of a different murderer each night! Before the show, the audience will be invited to vote for who they want the murderer to be. This concept has created a unique challenge for the Director and