Details
Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Peter Moore
Rhoda McGaw Theatre, Woking.
27th to 30th May 2009, at 7.45pm
Tickets: £10 (£8 concessions)
Ottershaw Players Box Office: 01932 702091
Email: boxoffice@ottershawplayers.co.uk
Rhoda McGaw Box Office: 0870 060 6645
Synopsis
“Why do I have a sense of impending disaster?” Herr Zangler, a linguistically-challenged, successful greengrocer in suburban Vienna, muses halfway through the first scene. He’s about to go into town to wine and dine a wealthy widowed milliner, Madame Knorr, while packing off his ward and niece Marie to his sister-in-law, Miss Blumenblatt, to prevent her from eloping with an impoverished gentlemen, Sonders. Little does he know that his chief clerk, Weinberl, and apprentice, Christopher, are going to close up shop for a day of adventure on the town, that his niece is wearing a Scottish outfit on precisely the day that everyone in Vienna is in the grips of a Macbeth-and-Sir-Walter-Scott-inspired highland fashion craze, and that all these people, along with his fiancee’s widowed friend, Frau Fischer, his newly hired servant, Melchior, and various waiters, policemen and servants, including a rump-obsessed coachman, will end up, in various disguises, tartans and states of dress and undress in the same fashionable restaurant. “One false move,” Zangler concludes, “and we’ll have a farce on our hands.”
Cast
| Weinberl | Phil Pile |
| Christopher | Hannah Rose |
| Zangler | George Grafton |
| Marie | Clare Groome |
| Sonders | Nick Daborn |
| Melchior | Mark Holton |
| Mrs Fischer | Jill Coles |
| Madame Knorr | Tina Knight |
| Gertrud | Jean Matthews |
| Miss Blumenblatt | Jenny Whitehouse |
| Philippine / Waiter 2 | Fiona Collier |
| Lisette / Ragamuffin | Laura Matthews |
| Coachman | Stewart Mison |
| Tailor / Waiter 1 | Paul Bungard |
| Constable / Foreigner / Waiter 3 | Bob Day |
Crew
| Director | Peter Moore |
| Set Design | Alan Wakefield |
| Set Build | TBA |
| Costumes | Chris Moore |
| Props | Claire White-Aldworth |
| Stage Manager | Lyn Mison |
| ASMs | TBA |
| Lighting | Jonathan Miller |
| Sound | Simon Price |
| Publicity Design | Peter Moore |
| Box Office / Front of House | Chris Moore |
| FOH Assistants | Members of the Players |
| Photography | TBA |
Reviews
“Very well done to everyone last night – it was a very impressive and enjoyable show. There were highlights all over the place, and I can honestly say time has never flown so quickly for me when I’ve been in any audience” from Lynne.
“Well done to you and all Razzle cast and crew. It was fast and funny and I’m looking forward to seeing it again tonight” from Graham.
“Well done to everyone in On The Razzle – it was brilliant, really enjoyed it last night” from Julia.
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