...and drinking
to remember
"Men and women trying their best and doing their worst"

show details

Wed 4 - Sun 22 July 2001, Tues-Sat 7.30pm, Sun 5pm
24 hour Box Office: 020 7704 6665
£8/£6 concessions


The Rosemary Branch Theatre & Free House Pub
2 Shepperton Road (Junction with Baring St & Southgate Rd)
Islington, London N1 3DT
Theatre Website

Theatre and Pub full menu from 6.30pm and Sunday Lunch: (020 7704 2730)
Food at the pub

Tube & Bus:
76 from Moorgate, Old Street, Waterloo tube stations, stops 10m from the theatre • 38, 56, 73, 171A from Angel • 141, 271 from Old Street • 271 from Highbury & Islington
Map

...And Drinking to Remember Poster Pic

Casts Play Title/Author Description Director
Two casts:
Bella - Noeleen Comisky
Maud - Nim Johnson
Fanny Smart - Keri Laurence
Burt Smart - Karol Ostaszewski/
Clark Sim
Margot - Clare Ridgeway
Kick Starts & Supermodels
by Thelma Leckie
Unusual employment opportunities beckon for two militant OAPs in the Britain of New Labour with hilarious consequences

Steve Tyrrell

Two casts:
Man - Adam Ford
Woman - Nadia Ostacchini

Man - Andy Guy
Woman - Harriet James
Kissing Through Veils
by Alison Mann
A bittersweet tale of the complex relationship of victim and abuser where a young circus performer meets a quiet man on a park bench Miho Sugita
Lily Hellman - Sarah Marlow
Dash Hammett - Derek McLean
Ray Chandler - Robin Middleton
Drinking to Remember
by David Varela

Three famous American writers, Raymond Chandler, Lilly Hellman & Dash Hammett, discuss talent, alcohol and the crime novel. Intelligent and very witty

Kirrie Wratten

Various - Vanessa Bech
Man - Alex Frankel
Various - Nim Johnson
Various - L Jane Lewis
Various - Nick Wharf
Deathday
by Keith Kennedy
A man's life flashes before his eyes in an abstract journey on the London Underground

Robin Middleton

INTERVAL
Two casts:
Jeff - Vince Manna/
Zyg Staniaszek
Anton - Adrian Peck
Francesca - Aysha Shakil
A Long Cold Drink
by John Shaley
A spine chilling and beautifully written ghost story set in the First World War Razanne Carmey
Two casts:
Sister Bernadette - Noeleen Comisky/
Keri Laurence
Father Gerald - Rhys Williams
Impromptu Retreat
by Louise Monaghan

A wickedly funny confessional from a young Irish nun to her old and wise priest

Brooke McArthur
Two casts:
Linda - Michele Cohen/
Suzanne Parker
Quiet Counsel
by Louise Monaghan
Linda pays a heart rending visit to her best friend to ask the impossible question, "Why'd you do it Didi? Why'd you listen to me?" Eric Young
Two casts:
Grotesque 2 - Liz Felton
Grotesque 1 - L Jane Lewis
Godfrey - Chris Saint-Éloi

Godfrey - Tom Begley
Girl 1 - Suzie Perez
Girl 2 - Kerrie Wotton
The Biscuit
by David Henry Wilson
Two women hold a man captive in this funny but Kafkaesque drama about guilt, self respect and beauty. Zyg Staniaszek

Artistic Director: Steve Tyrrell • Production Manager, Lighting and Sound Designer: Eric Young • Set construction: Zyg Staniaszek • Publicity Manager: Razanne Carmey • Pre-production & Literary Manager: Michael Ayers • Promotional Artwork Design: Andrew Woodford & Aysha Shakil • Stage Management: Brooke McArthur, Alison Mann • Stage Crew: Nick Wharf, Steve Tyrrell • Photography: Sam Scott • Poster models: Suzie Perez & Peter Pickin • Costume advice: Rosey Pike • Some costume design & fabrication: Trudie Middleton • Additional sound effects: Olatz Gonzalez • Original Music: Andrew Dobson

Hydrae Productions would like to thank, and acknowledge the help and support of the following people in making "...And Drinking to Remember" :
George Pensotti and The City Literary Institute, Holborn • Cecilia Darker, Cleo Sylvestre, Kate & Staff at the Rosemary Branch Theatre & Free House Pub, Islington • Tim Buck & the Staff at the Princess Louise Pub, Holborn • Frank & Kath & Staff at the Old Red Lion Pub, Holborn • Gary Miller at the Grove Pub, Clapham • Moss Bros for costume hire


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