Him A-Laying Bare (1971)
Directed by Audrey Broderick
Performances: Sun 4th – Sat 10th April 1971, Theatre
Contents
Introduction
The action takes place in a small zoo
Cast
- Jim - Ray Jones
- George - Charles Cheetham
- Mary - Amaryllis Adams
- Charlie - Michael Archer
- Woman - Christine Wilson
- Man - Michael Mattey
- George - Alex Kanarek
Crew
- Stage Manager - John Cooke
- Assisted by - Vera Amato, Linda Chapman, Sally Pickard, John Cook, Eric Gibson
- Lighting Design - Alex Kanarek
- Lighting Operator - Lyndon Murgatroyd
- Set Design & Construction - Peter Broderick
- Wardrobe - Sue Gyde
- Assistant to the Director - Paul Beech
- Company Manager - Charles Cheetham
- F.O.H. Manager - Frank Howcutt
- Box-Office Manager - Tony Westhead
Reviews
Some review quotes go here
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
All I remember about this play is that it was a parable of married life, enacted by a pair monkeys and a gorilla in two separate cages at the Zoo. All three actors wore bathing suits. I played the gorilla and had to take a quick training course so as to reduce my belly to manageable proportions and build up a couple of muscles. The only other thing I remember is being trundled off the stage on a trolley, along with the monkey's wife - both of us having been shot. A most uncomfortable moment, as the two "corpses" were just thrown onto the trolley anyhow and we had to hold the postitions for what seemed like a week! It was SLTC's entry to the London Drama Festival, so we got to do it again on the University College Theatre's big stage. I don't think we won...Alex Kanarek.
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