John Chapman & Ray Cooney's titillating farce
MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM
Directed by Dorothy Henderson
Audiences loved MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM, the final production in the 2010 season. A quote from one of our opening night audience members:
If comedy is your cup of tea you just have to go & see 'Move Over Mrs Markham'. Last night I attended the opening & saw the funniest & most professional show I have ever seen. Dorothy (director) deserves her title of Gold Coast's Queen of Farce - what a great show. The cast were just superb & entertained the audience from start to finish. I don't think any audience has ever laughed through a whole performance for a very long time.
DOREEN HINTON
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After a wait of 33 years, MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM returned in 2010, this time in the masterful hands of the Gold Coast's Queen of Farce, Dorothy Henderson. Last seen at GCLT back in 1977, this timeless farce tickled everyone's funny bone with Dorothy at the helm, and a great cast of local talent brought it to life. The play was set in a very elegant top floor London flat, belonging to Philip and Joanna Markham. Philip, a straight-laced publisher of children's books, shared an office with his partner, Henry Lodge, on the ground floor. Philip had reluctantly agreed to let Henry borrow his apartment for the evening to 'entertain' his latest girlfriend. At the same time Joanna Markham had been persuaded by Linda Lodge to let her borrow the apartment so she can entertain her lover. What nobody knew was that the Interior Designer who had been decorating the apartment for the past three months had decided that this was the night he and the au pair girl would try out the new round bed! Not surprisingly, chaos and confusion ensued! With a Ted Henderson-built classic slamming-doors-farce set, and an outlandish collection of characters, audience members were presented with a rollicking end to the 2010 season at GCLT! The cast featured: *Alistair Spenlow - Matt Hadgraft* GCATA WINNER 2010 *Joanna Markham - Viviane Gian* GCATA WINNER 2010 Phillip Markham - Bob Allen |
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