A Day at the Opera & a Night at the Races (1983)
by Mike Schirn
Directed by Ann Parnell-McGarry
Performances: Weds 5th – Sat 8th February 1983, Bell Theatre
Contents
Introduction
Winning entry in the South London Theatre Centre new play competition.
Cast
- Crusty - Ann Orange-Bromehead
- Shipton - Dave Edmunds
- Orville T. Wildfly - Malcolm Archer
- Sossonelli - Chris King
- Mrs Ernestine LittleJohn - Julie Thompson
- Baron Von Apfelbaum - Paul Valleau
- Velda - Sue Kay
- Signor Marion Caroni - Simon Vall
Crew
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Reviews
"Full Marx for effort"
The long awaited moment has arrived, and this week the winning entry in SLTC's New Play Competition is being presented in the Bell Theatre.
It is "A Day at the Opera, a Night at the Races" by Mike Schirn, himself coincidentally a product of the SLTC Writer's Circle.
The author has hit on the ingenious idea of creating a new Marx Brothers script for living actors. The names are original but characteristic: Orvile T Firefly for Groucho, Sossonelli for Chico, Crusty for Harpo.
Gallery
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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See Also
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References
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