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 - Anne 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 Mario Caroni - Simon Vaal
Crew
- Assistant Director - Tony Westhead
- Stage Manager - Sarah Hamilton
- Set Design, Costume and Lighting Design - Daniel Dahl & Jackie Pilfold
- Sound - Stephen Smith
- Set Construction - Dillon
- Production Assistant - Cecily Turner
- Wardrobe Mistress - Elaine Inman
- Prompt - Jo Archer
- Backstage & Technical Crew - Michaela Bolton, Antoinette Carter, Nicola Dennis, Meryem Djemel, Dawn Fewtrell, Marisa Fisoli, Sarita Kent, Sarah Morrison, Gaynor Pollard & Deborah White
- Supervised by - Colin Dean & Dennis Persad
- Italian Coach - Franca Fiabane
- Racing Commentary - Robert Booth
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.
TBC
Donald Madgwick, The Croydon Advertiser, 7th October 1983
Gallery
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Paul Valleau & Malcolm Archer (right side of photo badly damaged)
Reminiscences and Anecdotes
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