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Comic Potential
by Alan AyckbournThursday 16th to Saturdy 18th NOVEMBER 2023
Curtain 7:30pm
Erin Arts Centre, Port Erin
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Programme Notes
A hilarious satire of television and a touching romantic comedy.
It begins in a television studio where a hospital soap opera is being taped.
One actor starts speaking gibberish; he is an actoid, a robot, and his programming is off-kilter.
Adam, the young nephew of the producer and an aspiring writer who worships the
director (once a great movie director and now a broken-down has-been), is on the set.
Adam starts chatting with Jacie Tripplethree, the actoid (serial number JC333) playing the nurse
and finds, to his surprise, that not only can she carry on a conversation but, due to what
she calls a fault in her programming, she has a creative imagination.
Adam wants to build a new television series around her, but the studio will not hear of it.
He also finds he is falling in love with the charming robot!
Will Adam get the green light on his series?
Will love prevail?
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| Directed by | Sarah Lockyer |
| Cast (in order of appearance) | |
| Doctor/Man in Shop | Graham Roberts |
| Mother/Farmer's Wife/Prostitute/Shop Assistant | Catie Angus |
| Young Man/Waiter 1/Technician | James Holmes |
| Jacie Tripplethree | Robyn Hughes |
| Prim Spring | Danny Berry |
| Chandler Tate | Steve Blower |
| Trudi Floote | Michaela Morris |
| Clara Pepperbloom | Jude Dicken |
| Adam Trainsmith | Juan Bridson |
| Farmer/Turkey | Jon Quillen |
| Marmion/Hotel Desk Clerk |
Robert Clayton |
| Lester Trainsmith |
Brian Matthews |
| Girl in Shop | Sharon Roberts |
| Waiter 2 | Matthew Warren |
| Unfortunatley, owing to an illness Steve Blower was indisposed for the three performances of the play. His part of Chandler Tate was read by Graham Roberts and The Doctor was read by Sarah Lockyer |
| Backstage Crew | |
| Stage Manager |
Matthew Warren |
| Stage Crew | Adrienne Sanderson, Sarah Lockyer, Jon Quillen, Ailsa Harop, James Holmes |
| Programme | Sarah Lockyer, Ron Beswick |
| Props |
Adrienne Sanderson |
| Lights & Sound | Ron Beswick, Mike Lean |
| Front of House |
Jack Verity |
| Poster | Dave Sherriff |
| Raffle |
Jane & Norman McGregor-Edwards |
