Show & Tell
World Premiere: 10 September 2024 | Venue: Stephen Joseph TheatrePlay Number: 90
Cast: 3m / 2f | Length: 2hrs 10m (without interval)
Published: N/A
Rights - Professional / Amateur: Casarotto Ramsay
Short Synopsis: Jack’s planning a big party for his wife’s birthday and has booked a theatre company to perform in the family home. But Jack’s getting a bit forgetful in his old age and can’t remember all the details. Meanwhile, The Homelight Theatre Company is on its knees and Jack’s booking is very well paid. Pinning him down on the details has been tricky and something doesn’t feel quite right.
Quote: "No, it’s the moment when those two, actor and audience, meet, that’s when the magic happens. And every single performance, depending on what goes on in that meeting, creates an entirely different magic. God knows why. Same show, different magic. Now, if for some reason, one of those key elements is absent, namely the audience itself, then what’s the bloody point?"