Bedroom Farce

Nominated for Best Comedy
2009 / 2010 ATG "Curtain Call" Awards

  • Synopsis
  • The Cast
  • The Crew
  • Performance Details
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Synopsis

The play takes place in three bedrooms during one night and the following morning. The cast consists of four married couples. At the beginning of the play, the oldest couple, Delia and Ernest, are getting ready to go out for a meal to celebrate their wedding anniversary; Malcolm and Kate, the youngest, are about to host a housewarming party, to which the other two couples, Jan and Nick and Susannah and Trevor (the only ones whose bedroom is not seen), have been invited. At the last minute Nick has hurt his back and is unable to go. The complicating factor is that Jan used to be Trevor's girlfriend, and after Susannah and Trevor have a blazing row, Susannah finds Trevor kissing Jan. As a result Susannah leaves the party and goes to visit Delia and Ernest, whose connection with the rest of the plot is that they are Trevor's parents; she ends up sharing Delia's bed, while Ernest is forced to sleep in the spare room. Meanwhile Trevor himself, feeling unable to go home, is also offered a bed in a spare room by Kate, but decides to go and "straighten things out" with Nick and Jan, leaving Kate waiting up for him. Eventually Trevor and Susannah seem to be reconciled, but the end of the play leaves the audience very doubtful about whether this state of affairs will last.

Written By  : Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by : Kym Clayton

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The Cast:

Delia Lindy Le Cornu
Ernest Peter Smith
Kate Jamie Hibbert
Malcolm Lee Cook
Jan Nikki Gaertner
NickChris Eaton
SusannahAmy Hutchison
TrevorBen Brooker

The Crew

DirectorKym Clayton
Stage ManagerJoy Whellum
CostumingThe Cast
Hair and Make-upAnne-Louise Smith
Set Design and ConstructionSteve Kelly
Set InstallationSteve Kelly, Max Bowden, Sean Smith,
Ray Trowbridge, Kym Clayton, Stan Fairfield
Lighting design and operationRay Trowbridge
Sound design and OperationSean Smith
Properties & set decorationAndrew Clark, Mary Cummins, Elaine Latcham, Margaretha Mooney
BackstageMary Cummins, Elaine Latcham, Margaretha Mooney
PublicityAndrew Clark
TicketingKaren Payne
Box OfficeKaren Payne
ProgrammeKym Clayton
PhotographyNatalie Thompson, Jack Curtiss
Business ManagementAndrew Clark
Programme cover, poster & post card designVisionzone

Performance Details:

Thursday 20th May 2010 to Saturday 22nd May 2010 8.00pm
Thursday 27th May 2010 to Saturday 29th May 2010 8.00pm
Saturday 29th May 2010 2.00pm

Domain Theatre
Marion Cultural Centre
Cnr Diagonal and Sturt Roads (Adjacent Westfield Shoppingtown Marion)
Oaklands Park


Adelaide Now

Galleon Theatre's 20th annual season is off to a flying start with Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce, a fast-paced, witty piece about four couples at different stages of their relationships.
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Peter Burdon

Adelaide Theatre Guide Review

If you see only one bedroom farce this year, make sure that it's Galleon's latest offering - but it is not of the "Oops, Vicar, I've dropped me knickers" variety.
Alan Ayckbourn's "Bedroom Farce" is a sophisticated comedy of everyday manners and the complications that arise out of the most ordinary of life's minutiae. Set in three bedrooms and taking place over the course of one evening, the play is probably one of Ayckbourn's more popular and accessible works.
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Brian Godfrey

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