One Act Plays

Esperance Theatre Guild serves you up a Slice of Life at the Bijou Theatre in its season of One Act Plays on 10,11,17 and 18 August, 2001.

Plaza Suite - Act 3 Visitor from Forest Hills
Monday to Friday
Shop Talk





Plaza Suite - Act 3 Visitor from Forest Hills

by Neil Simon. Directed by Roma-Lee Western.
by special arrangement with Dominie Pty Ltd


Derek Clarke, Julie-Anne Clark, Roma Western


Mimsey Hubley is the first in her family to be getting married and where better to hold the wedding than at the prestigious Plaza Hotel?

The hors d'oeuvres are served, the musicians are playing, the dress is beautiful and the groom awaits. There is just one problem - Mimsey has locked herself in the bathroom and she's not coming out!

The stage is set for an hilarious half hour of pre-wedding mayhem, as Mr & Mrs Hubley (Derek Clarke and Julie-Anne Clark) pull out all stops to get Mimsey (Gwendydd Fox) out of the bathroom. The plot includes torn stockings, a broken arm, a drenched and ripped rented suit and a good diamond ring. The only cool head in the cast is groom Borden Eisler (Jesse Parker).

People of all ages will relate to this story of a nervous bride and her anxious parents.

Norma Hubley - Julie-Anne Clark
Ron Hubley - Derek Clarke
Mimsey Hubley - Gwendydd Fox
Borden Eisler - Jesse Parker

Monday to Friday

Directed by Suzy Abell.


Front: Sasha Curnow, Helen Staer, Suzy Abell Back: Dimity Franks, Lynn Cooney, Gillian Florisson



Damien Arthur - thirty six, chartered accountant, wife, two children, four mistresses!

Monday - Helen Staer
Tuesday - Dimity Franks
Wednesday - Gillian Florisson
Thursday - Lyn Cooney
Friday - Sasha Curnow



Shop Talk

by Colin Thiele. Directed by Phil Shelton.


Front: Chris Barr, Esther Parker, Tristan Baldwin, Gwen Fox Middle: Phil Shelton, Bob Stevens, Cheryl Hoffman, Bernie McCleary, Glenda Anderson, Jesse Parker Back: Josette Morgan, Jodie Mackie, James Clothier


It's the early 1950's and Ma & Pa have gone to the city (Melbourne), to pick up extra stock for the shop in the rusty old truck. The rush will be on for Christmas you know!
Whilst in town they will be collecting cousin Arthur for a vacation in the country.

Everything will be OK because Grandpa is in charge with lots of help from young Dorothy and David. Never-the-less, things can get a bit challenging with visits from the local busy-body, Mrs Prattle and her daughter Polly, the prim, proper and somewhat overly sophisticated schoolteacher Miss Skimp, as well as the three mischievous Heaslip boys, Charley, Tommy and Moses.

Hello!

What's been happening to the wood?

Will David get his bike for Christmas?

What is that strange noise in the kitchen stove?

Find out in our explosive finish to Talking Shop.

Grandpa - Bob Stevens
David - Tristan Baldwin
Dorothy - Esther Parker
Arthur - Jesse Parker
Mrs Prattle - Josette Morgan
Polly - Jodie Mackie
Charley Heaslip - Gwendydd Fox
Tommy Heaslip - Chris Barr
Moses Heaslip - James Clothier
Miss Skimp - Cheryl Hoffman
Ma Dingle - Glenda Anderson
Pa Dingle - James Clothier

Props - Cheryl Hoffman

CREW
Production Manager - Christy McKenna
Lighting Director - Andrew Bounds
Set Design - Andrew Bounds
Set Construction - Andrew Dean and Andrew Bounds
Costumes - Bernadine McLeary
Stage Manager - Victoria Young
Crew - Mark Litherland
Crew - Mark Williams

Production dates are:
* August 10, 11, 17 & 18


Tickets are available from Civic Video


Prices are:
$10 adults and $6 concession.
Guild members and groups of 10 or more at $8 per ticket.

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