Nobody's Perfect
by
Simon Williams
SYNOPSIS
Nobody’s Perfect wasfirst performed in the UK in 1998, tells the story of an aspiring writer who can only get his novel published by masquerading as a woman. “Nobody’s Perfect” is a romantic comedy, bordering on farce, with plenty to laugh about.
Harriet is a feminist publisher, with a penchant for unsuitable men friends. Leonard is a stuttering statistician whose wife has walked out on him. Their lives become intertwined when Leonard submits his manuscript to Harriet's publishing house, “Love is All Around”, under the nom de plume of Myrtle Banbury. She offers Myrtle £15,000 to publish the book, “Meet me in St Albans”, and in order to get his hands on the cash Leonard has to keep up the pretence of being a woman.
The stage is thus set for a series of comic encounters and misunderstandings, not to mention a great evening’s entertainment. The piece played to packed houses every night and judging by the level of laughter was a much appreciated bright spot in an otherwise dull November.
DIRECTOR
Ann Fuchs
CAST
Harriet
Tricia Tomlinson
Leonard
Paul Day
Dee Dee
Susi Bott
Gus
Mike Rutman
Willie Briggs
Dustin Rees
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PRODUCTION PHOTOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Director
Ann Fuchs
Assistant to Director
Sally Krauer
Stage managers
Heather McNeil, Angela Murray
Set design
Christian Brandenburg
Lighting design
Jo Dennis, Dustin Rees
Lighting crew
Jo Dennis, Dustin Rees, Megan Spence
Sound recording
Matthew Harte
Sound crew
Matthew Hart, Irene Maenger
Prompters
Lynda Klomann, Nicholas McCabe
Properties
Janet Evard, Sheila von Arx, Corrine Schmuki, Karen Siber, Susan de Paul
Make up
Sylvia Lynch
Title artwork, programme design
Janine Fuchs
Programme editor
David Roscoe
Photography
Michael Epstein