| by Neil Simon
May 8, 9 & 10, 2008
Act I
Settling Accounts
Directed by Dorothy Bentote
|
Brian |
Mark Kimsey |
|
Billy |
Malcolm Bentote |
Going Home
Directed by Estelle Dunham
|
Lauren |
Sue Worker |
|
Mrs. Semple |
Valerie Clarke |
Act II
Diana & Sidney
Directed by Estelle Dunham
|
Diana |
Valerie Clarke |
|
Grace |
Bieneke Barwick |
|
Sidney |
Mark Kimsey |
The Man on the Floor
Directed by Dorothy Bentote
|
Mark |
Duncan Sykes |
|
Annie |
Bieneke Barwick |
|
Mrs. Sitgood |
Ann Taggart |
|
Bellman |
Tag |
|
Dr. McMerlin |
Ritchard Tysoe |
Programme Notes
[Photographs]
The action takes place in siting room and bedroom of Suite 402 of an old but
fashionable hotel in London.
Time: The present
About the play
London Suite is a comedy consisting of four separate plays,
all taking place in the same hotel suite.
Settling Accounts
In Suite 402 we meet Brian, a Welsh writer, and Billy his accountant.
Brian is holding a gun and Billy is clutching a briefcase. During the course of the play
we discover the reason for this behaviour
Going Home
In the second play, mother and daughter come to London to from the United States to
"shop til they drop". Mother goes to the theatre with Dennis who has two big
problems - his penchant for top-down Ferraris and an unfortunate habit of "snorting"
due to an allergy.
Diana & Sidney
The third play sees Diana, who has come to London to from Los Angeles to
promote her television series, meeting up with Sidney, her ex-husband.
She hasn't seen him for eight years. Two problems - Sidney needs money
to help his lover and Diana has never really got over the great love of her life.
The Man on the Floor
In the last play, Annie and Mark arrive in London to attend Wimbledon but find
they have lost their tickets. Mayhem follows with visits from the hotel associate
manager, an Irish doctor and the bellman
About the author
Neil Simon was born in New York in 1927 and is, after William Shakespeare,
the most performed playwright of all time. He began his career as a television
comedy writer but has since written over forty plays, including The Odd Couple
(Players - May 2003) and Plaza Suite (Players - October 2005). Many have
been made into successful films.
His plays are known for their family-based settings, where often world-weary
characters use comic one-liners to hide heartbreak and disillusion.
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