Three Couples and a Goldfish
(Henna Night / Abortive / The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish)
by
Amy Rosenthal / Caryl Churchill / David Tristrum
September
2009
SYNOPSIS
Henna Night:
Judith leaves her ex-boyfriend a desparate message on his answerphone, saying that she is not coping with their break-up and that she has bought some razor blades and henna. She adds that she hasn't decided whether to dye her hair or slash her wrists, and that she might be pregnant. However, it is his new parter, Ros, who hears the message and comes rushing to Judith's bed-sit.
Abortive:
Three weeks after her abortion, Rox - having been raped by Billy - and Colin find themselves in bed wondering how to carry on. Through the reproaches that are traded and the incidents that come up for discussion, the picture of a disturbing relationship emerges. Bed is no loger a safe island - to make love or to sleep.
The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish:
Henry and Alice have been married for 15 years. They are bored and have lost the zest for life and their relationship. Their lives have become a blur between fantasy and reality. Secret passions and desires explode and two seemingly separate fantasy worlds are on a collision course with reality. And it all started with a goldfish they named Orca.
DIRECTOR
Dustin Rees (Henna Night)
Heidrun West (Abortive)
Claudia Wicki (The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish)
CAST
Henna Night:
Judith
Deborah Somers
Ros
Bernadette Anderko
Abortive:
Colin
Marc Kempe
Roz
Michelle Holmes
The Extraordinary Revelations of Orca the Goldfish:
Henry Smith
Paul Bilton
Alice Smith
Julie-anne Smith
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Production Co-ordinator
Daniele Dagani
Stage managers
Nik Clayton, Tiina Palojärvi
Set Design
Firman Burke
Lighting Design
Luke Walker, Andreas Stahl
Sound Crew
Paul Standerwick, Claudia Wicki
Sound Recording
Terry Menard
Properties
Karen Siber, Marianne Alewine, Baha Baran Öztan
Make-up
Chris Eusebio, Maureen Grimm, Anouscha Schodjai
Costumes Advisor
Claudia Bodmer
Front of House
Regula Bilton, Members of the Club
Box office
Nicholas MacCabe
Title Design
Dustin Rees
Programme Layout and Editor
Paul Bilton
Publicity
Martin Russell
Photography
Nik Clayton