An Alternative Evening

Shakers, John Godber

Shakers is every town's trendy cocktail bar where everyone wants to be seen: from the check-out girls to the chinless wonders, from the posers to the local lads tittering at the thought of a 'Long Slow Comfortable Screw'. We are given a wickedly funny glimpse of this world by the four long-suffering waitresses, offering a fascinating view of the reality that lurks behind the Pina Coladas.

The action takes place in 'Shakers', and comprises the following scenes:

Scene 1: Introduction
Scene 2: Trev and Daz, the working class boys
Scene 3: Susan and Elaine at the supermarket checkout
Scene 4: Shorts & Camiknickers...
Scene 5: Aims & Ambitions
Scene 6: Sharon and Tracy go clothes shopping
Scene 7: The Red Lion
Scene 8: Getting ready for the party
Scene 9: Shorts
Scene 10: Whicker's World - the posers
Scene 11: Is she or isn't she?
Scene 12: Mr and Mrs Trendy / Untrendy
Scene 13: The birthday girls are warming up
Scene 14: Waitresses and customers
Scene 15: Nicki's audition
Scene 16: Back to the birthday girls - drink taken
Scene 17: Men, who'd want one?
Scene 18: Happy birthday girls
Scene 10: Had Enough
Scene 20: Epilogue

Cast

Adele: Lucy Douglas
Carol: Sara Innes
Mel: Michelle Norris
Nicky: Elysha Fairholm

Did you know ... Elysha took the part precisely 4 days before the play opened - the original actress had to pull out. On the night, Elysha was the only one of the four that needed no prompting. 

The Vagina Monologues, Eve Ensler

Excerpts from the much publicised and contentious Vagina Monologues by Eve Ensler - ranging from funny, wistful and poignant to shocking.

Produced by Jacqui Halliwell, and presented by:
Julie Brown, Jacqui Halliwell, Fiona Ingram, Annie Suckling and Bebe Sutton

Prompts: Susannah Douglas, the cast of the Monologues
Sound & Lighting: Phil Todd
Stage Manager: Carrie Cleland
Front of House: Sheila Harrington
Bar: John Swan, the cast