Shut Your Eyes and Think of England

Shut Your Eyes and Think of England
By John Chapman and Anthony Marriott. Gold Coast Little Theatre, Southport. Director: Dorothy Henderson. June 21st to July 12th, 2014

The advert stated “British Farce at its very best! ” And this production certainly delivered!

Produced at short notice due to the cancellation of another show, Dorothy Henderson’s staging of this “rib-tickling” comedy was a winner all the way.

With a very experienced cast (some repeating their roles from an earlier outing in 2009) SYEaTOE had the audience in fits of laughter from the start.

The stylish penthouse sitting room set played host to all the going ons going on and great timing all round made this production a hilarious hit.

David Edwards, as accountant Arthur Pullen, was at his comedic best as he pranced around the stage being “a man for all reasons” with Nicola den Braber, John McWatters, Robert Fallon, Amanda-Lee Weatherly, Dawn China, Noel Thompson, Brian Wilson and Denis Watkins (bringing up the rear – so to speak!).        

All cast members and crew worked wonderfully well together in creating this entertaining piece of British humour considering the time restriction under which they worked.

This production was truly a team effort and everyone involved should feel proud of the end result.

Roger McKenzie

Photographer: Murray Rix

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