 The Semi-Circle English Language Theatre in Basel since 1975 |
Spring Productions 2007 - "Expert in Flowers" by Krista Jaquet, "Shop for Charity" by Charles Mander, "The Celebration" by Anton Chekhov |
Venue: Theater Schönes Haus, Nadelberg, Basel 4/5/6/8/10/11/12 May 2007 |
Four mid-lifers dealing with the sudden death of their wife / close friend, Vivi. They are shaken; the shock pushes them out of their familiar behaviours and roles. Cast: Pascal - David Cox Sonya - Zuzana Cox Larry - Michael Clarke Tammy - Sasha Buff
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"Shop for Charity" by Charles Mander, directed by Diana Zuger. This
amusing play is about the value of charity shops: do they really help
the Third World or are they a sop to the consciences of the middle-class
people who run them? Cast: Hilda - Susan Aeschbach-Jagger Doris - Penny Rettig Brenda - Joy Scherer Mrs. Pike - Valerie Walder Mr. Galbraith - Eric CollinoIn this play, Mr. Galbraith was holding a banner: "MOAB SHALL HOWL OVER NEBO". This is a quotation of the bible - Isaiah 15:2, translating: He is gone up to Bajith, and to Dibon, the high places, to weep: "Moab shall howl over Nebo, and over Medeba: on all their heads shall be baldness, and every beard cut off." |
"The Celebration" by Anton Chekhov (translated by Eric Bentley), directed by Jamie Sievert. Chekhov wrote a number of one-act plays. They are generally farces and "The Celebration" is no exception. A bank president is derailed in his attempt to celebrate the bank's anniversary by an insolent employee, a frivolous wife and a demanding client. Cast:Kuzma Nikolayevitch Hirin - Andrew Thompson Andrey Andreyevitch Shipuchin - Chris Morrison Tatian Alexeyevna - Deirdre Hertog-Buurman Nastasia Fiodorovna Merchutkin - Natacha Berthelon Bank Board Member - Peter Hilton Bank Board Member - Bernhard Rytz
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