Directed by:
Laura Leach, Jen Croston, Lin Lattimer & Tiger Bird
$25 — Standard
$22 — Concession
Spectrum Theatre proudly brings together four one-act plays together in a night, with four different directors, and three different writers, with many cast members taking on different roles across the plays.
Her Tongue by Henry Arthur Jones
Directed by Laura Leach. Patty’s a young, eligible bachelorette – can she attract the proposal of the eligible Laurence Scobell by holding her tongue?
Prince Charming’s Complaint by Bruce Kane
Directed by Jen Croston. Prince Charming is a thrice-married loser, but with the help of his therapist, he might just get to the bottom of what’s causing his love life to be so disastrous.
Ham Sandwich by Barbara Yates Rothwell
Directed by Lin Lattimer. A woman reveals her life story to a stranger on a park bench, with a particular focus on her mother’s consumption of ham sandwiches.
Ruby of Elsinore by Bruce Kane
Directed by Tiger Bird. In Denmark’s chosen salon for the Danish royalty, the kings, queens, and princes of Hamlet come together for a groom and a natter, revealing family secrets and murderous plots.
Cast
Kayleigh Love — Gertrude/Prince Charming/The Waiter
Jessica Fenton — Ophelia/The Young Princesses
Lioune Delport — Ruby/Sleeping Beauty
Chloe Pinker — Hamlet/Snow White
Laura Leach — Claudius/Rapunzel
Janelle Scrimgeour — The Shrink/Laurence Scobell
Lilly Charle — Patty Hanslope
Luka Fumagalli — The Ghost
Jim Duncan — Fred Bracy
Jen Croston — Minnie Bracy
Lin Lattimer — Woman on a Park Bench
Tiger Bird — Master of Ceremonies
Crew
Laura Leach — Director ("Her Tongue")/Program
Jen Croston — Director ("Prince Charming's Complaint")
Lin Lattimer — Director ("Ham Sandwich")
Tiger Bird — Director ("Ruby of Elsinore")/Poster Design
Peter Cook — Lighting and Sound Operation
Luke Simpson — Technical Setup
Eve Wilkinson — Script Assistant/Dramaturge