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| Me and My Friend | |
| by Gillian Plowman Opening Night 27 August 2009 | |
| Director: Nigel Ensor | |
| This very different play, which has been described as being funny and extremely powerful, tells the story of four individuals (Bunny, Oz, Julia and Robin), all former mental health patients, who have recently been released from a psychiatric hospital into a 'Care in the Community' scheme -- an early-release programme for such patients. They live in two small council flats, somewhere in England, and are trying to get themselves jobs and gradually fit themselves back into society. Bunny and Oz (two men who are both around 40 years old) conduct fantasy interviews for jobs they will never get, while the two women, Julia and Robin (in their late 20s - early 30s) try to 'make plans' as urged to do by the hospital. The action switches between the everyday and the characters' own psychoses. In a series of interactions and monologues they share with us their hopes and dreams. The four patients meet when Oz throws a party. | |
| Cast | |
| Oz | Wyeth Chalmers |
| Bunny | Steve McNamara |
| Robyn | Kate Lindsay |
| Julia | Denise Casey |
| Crew | |
| Set Construction | Andrew Cook |
| Stage Manager | John Campbell |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Sarah Williamson |
| Lighting | Ian Leslie |
| Lighting Assistant | Sam Dent |
| Wardrobe | Rachael McCann |
| Props | Emily Duncan |
| Poster Design | Andrew Cook |
| Photography | Melanie Peters |
| Publicity | Roslyn Nijenhuis |
| Front of House | Kathy Creswell-Moorcock |
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| Wyeth Chalmers, Steve McNamara. |
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| Denise Casey, Kate Lindsay. |