Gasping
by Ben Elton
Wednesday 22nd November to Saturday 25th November 2006
at The Plaza Centre, Thrapston, Northants
112th production
Produced and Directed by Pat Garton
Tickets £5 (concessions Weds. Thurs.)
Synopsis
Lockheart Industries are making serious money, but Sir Chiffley Lockheart is looking for the buzz given by a new way to make money where no money existed before. Philip, his pushy workaholic exec. suggests selling designer air – Perrier for the nostrils – as a privatised alternative to polluted urban fug. The marketing phenomenon of the decade has arrived and millions are quickly made! However, given the human penchant for “storing for a rainy day” oxygen runs low and new supplies have to be found. The Third World is plundered for its resources creating a greater divide between the “haves” and the “have nots”. The world starts gasping and only the biggest suckers survive…
| Cast | |
| Philip | Frank Jenkins |
| Sir Chiffley Lockheart | Peter Laughton |
| Sandy | Vic Bassett |
| Kirsten | Carrie Smart |
| Weather Girl & Air Hostess | Sophie Hayes |
| Reporter | Emma Lea |
| Behind the Scenes | |
| Stage Manager | Graham Charles |
| Set Design | Terry Breedon |
| Construction & Stage Crew | Peter Laughton, Rod Brown, Bryn Wright |
| Lighting | Steve Westley |
| Sound | Peter Laughton |
| Properties | Pat Garton & Cast |
| Wardrobe | Viv Corbishley |
| Prompter | Shirley Haynes |
| Publicity | Viv Corbishley |
| Front of House Manager | Prudence Goss |
| Raffle | Diana Charles, Emma Lea |
| Bar & Teas | TADS members and friends of the Society |
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