NOT NOW DARLING by Ray Cooney & John Chapman
24th-26th April 2003 - Crowthorne Parish Hall
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NOW, DARLING tells the hilarious story of marital infidelity by a furrier in
downtown London. Set in the salon of prestigious Bodley, Bodley and Crouch, one
of the owners, Gilbert Bodley, has decided to lavish his intended mistress,
Janie, with an expensive mink coat to win her favors. Fearing retribution from
her husband, Harry, a shady casino executive, he concocts a plan to sell the
coat to him for a fraction of the cost, making up the difference from his
personal funds. To avoid any further suspicion, he places the sale in the hands
of his strait-laced fumbling partner, Crouch. When Harry refuses the sale, Janie throws caution to the wind and takes extraordinary steps to get the coat for herself. Soon enough, however, Harry returns to purchase the coat. The problem is, he's not buying it for Janie, but for his secretary. The intricately woven and utterly ridiculous series of events that ensue will keep the audience on the edge of their seat right up to the final curtain. Click here for the newspaper review. |
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| Scene from the 1970's Film Version Starring Leslie Phillips and Barbara Windsor |
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| Cast Publicity Shot (Back - John Taylor, Angie Chitty, Roland Needham ) (Front - Nigel Willetts, Sophie Taylor, Simon Heffer) |
Cast
| Miss Whittington | Maureen Cowley |
| Arnold Crouch | Nigel Willetts |
| Miss Tipdale | Kim Still |
| Mrs Frencham | Angie Chitty |
| Gilbert Bodley | Simon Heffer |
| Commander Frencham | Roland Needham |
| Harry McMichael | John Taylor |
| Janie McMichael | Sophie Taylor |
| Sue Lawson | Louise Sinnett |
| Maude Bodley | Lynne Gosden |
| Mr Lawson | Jon Keen |
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| Cast Publicity Shot (Back - Sophie Taylor ) (Front - Nigel Willetts, John Taylor, Simon Heffer) |
Crew
| Director | Nick Skinner |
| Assistant director | Jo Heffer |
| Producer | Jon Keen |
| Stage manager | Caroline Jones |
| Asst Stage manager | Sancha Tetlow |
| Sound & lighting | Nick Mayes |
| Music & effects | John Taylor |
| Wardrobe | Caroline Prince-Wright Lynn Gosden |
| Set design | John & Sophie Taylor |
| Properties | Nick Skinner & Stuart Durrant |
| Prompt | Trish Exell |
| Poster & programme design | John Taylor |
| Set furnishing | Sophie & John Taylor |
| Hairstyle consultant | Louise Sinnett |
| Box office | Jo Heffer |
| Publicity | Lynn Gosden |
| Front of House Manager | David Rhodes |
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| Cast Publicity Shot (Angie Chitty & Roland Needham) |