It Runs In The Family


	It Runs In The Family

		Set in the doctor's lounge of a London hospital three days before Christmas, the staff are preparing the annual holiday show. But that is only the sideshow. The real business is a conference of neurosurgeons. As Dr. David Mortimore is preparing his lecture that should guarantee him a knighthood and the hospital some badly needed funds, a former nurse bursts in with the news that their fling some 18 years and 9 months ago made Mortimore a father. The boy (emotionally high strung and under arrest for driving under the influence) is downstairs, desperate to meet his long lost Dad. Now the good doctor really practices what he preaches. Lies pile on lies, as he enlists his colleagues to deceive his wife, his boss, a police sergeant and even his newfound son. Sharp syringes, crashing wheelchairs, squirting seltzer bottles, doctors in nurse drag, and window ledge wrestling matches gear the farce into overdrive.

	Performed 19th - 22nd November 2008 at the South Holland Centre


	The Guilty Parties

	Dr. David Mortimore - Ben White Dr. Hubert Bonnie - Brett Moore Dr. Mike Connolly - Jonathan Tibbs Matron - Beverley Moore Rosemary Mortimore - Caroline Killick Sir Willoughby Drake - Paul Coleman Jane Tate - Jo Carling Police Sergeant - Keith Hodges Sister - Rosemary Mason Bill - Nigel Hancocks Leslie - Zack Colam Mother - Rosemary Smith


	Aiders and Abetters

	Director - Mark Yates Producers - Elaine Deathridge, Andrew Deathridge Stage Manager - Arline Evenden Deputy Stage Managers - Claire Hearth, Sarah Ekins Assistant Stage Manager - Andrew Deathridge Set Construction - John Wright, Arline Evenden, Mick Gray, Nigel Hancocks Lighting and Sound - Andy Nicolson, Nick Shields, Staff of SHC Sound Effects - Myson Webster, Courtesy of Music2MyEars Properties - Elaine Deathridge, Andrew Deathridge Wardrobe - Gill Harker Make-up - Elaine Deathridge, Ellie Yates Publicity - Trish Burgess Publicity and Programme Design - Sharon Barker-Herauville Front of House - Staff of SHC