Details

A comedy thriller. A theatre company decides to stage a new production of Hamlet, fronted by TV soap star Julian Dando and backed by a cast of second-rate hams. At the last-night party is one Edward Pinfold, a promising young playwright and husband of the talented but tempestuous actress Ruby, who had played Ophelia. Tragically, that very night, Ruby, a renowned reveller with a reputation for burning the candle at all three ends! is found dead in bed of an overdose of naughty pills and booze. The theatre world went into a state of mourning that barely lasted into the afternoon. One year later, however, Edward remains deeply affected. Unable to face the emotional torment of living in the house he shared with Ruby, he has moved into the attic room of one of his oldest actor friends, Alex. Alex, by the way, is gay. Now, that may well have nothing to do with anything. But then again, it might. It is mentioned merely because it is a fact, though how pertinent a fact you will have to wait and see. We join the story on the first anniversary of Ruby's death but she joins us as a very substantial ghost to set the record straight.

Cast/Performers

Mark Walker (Edward Pinfold), Peter Ramsay (Alex), Claire Smith (Ruby), Diane Collings (Glenda), Celia Richardson (Frances), Philip Howard (Hedley)

Creatives/Company

Author: David Tristram
Company: New People's Theatre