FROM THE BARN THEATRE ARCHIVE

The Coarse Acting Show

By Michael Green
Directed by Keith Thompson
15th – 23rd October 2004

This selection of rarely-performed masterpieces by the author of the legendary Art of Coarse Acting includes The Cherry Sisters, an undiscovered Chekhov fragment, The Collier’s Tuesday Tea, combining kitchen sink with coal-mine with an irreverent glance at D.H. Lawrence and King Henry the Tenth, Part Seven from a suggestion by William Shakespeare. Plus an over-ambitious attempt to reduce an epic novel to a few scenes, Moby Dick.

Come along and see what can go wrong in amateur drama, whilst the Coarse Cast carry on, firmly believing the audience won’t notice a thing.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

Directed by
Keith Thompson

CAST

The Cherry Sisters
Veruka (Lenina Zuleika Bologna)
Basha (Yeliena Oblonska Nogoodska)
Gnasha (Alexandra Stalina Scholokate)
Babushka
Footrotski
Captain Sodov
Schoolmaster (Pantograf Ivan Feverovitch)
Stationmaster (Peter Stravinsky Behanovitch Porkin)
The Collier’s Tuesday Tea
Ida Hepplethwaite
Daniel Obadiah Hepplethwaite
Victoria Hepplethwaite
Albert Hepplethwaite
Joe Clegghorn
Margery Hackforth
Lionel Headbracket
PC Clement Boothroyd
Jed Throttle
King Henry the Tenth, Part Seven
Clodpony
King Henry the Tenth
Queen Catherine
Old Meg
Lord Uxbridge
Lord Amersham
Lord Ongar
Cuthbert, Earl of Wolverhampton
Lord Dudley
Baron Smethwick

CREATIVE TEAM

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At the Barn we are committed to promoting equality and challenging discrimination in all its forms. We strive to create a safe and inclusive environment for all members of the cast and creative team, regardless of their race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or gender identity and will work to prevent any form of discrimination or harassment within our organisation.

Charity Preview Night
6th February at 8.00pm

CEDAR Trust Tickets

All Other Performances
7th – 15th February at 8.00pm
Matinee on 15th at 2.00pm