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Cracked

Written by David Carter and Peter Barnes
Directed by Pameli Benham

23 Jun 2004 to 03 Jul 2004
Alma Tavern Theatre, Bristol

22 Sep 2004 to 25 Sep 2004
Rondo Theatre, Bath

A doublebill of short plays

Death and Life and In Between by David Carter

Nobody Here But us Chickens by Peter Barnes

Two views from the madhouse . . Are you a man or a chicken? is the question posed in Nobody Here But Us Chickens, an offbeat and hilarious comedy by Peter Barnes (The Ruling Class, Leonardo's Last Supper, Red Noses).

Are you alive or dead? asks the darkly comic Death and Life and In Between, a new play by David Carter.

For the production at the Rondo Theatre, Bath, Stepping Out were pleased to mount our first co-production with Chrysalis Theatre - a new local theatre group working with users of HIV / AIDS, drug and alcohol services.

Cast

At the Alma Tavern

Death and Life and in Between
Julian - Ben Tinniswood
Tanya - Noni Lewis

Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Charles Hern - Ben Tinniswood
Gerard Allsop - Andrew Hopkins

At the Rondo Theatre

Death and Life and in Between
Julian - Gunnar Cauthery
Tanya - Noni Lewis

Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Charles Hern - Gunnar Cauthery
Gerard Allsop - Simon Winkler

Crew

At the Alma Tavern

Director - Pameli Benham
Designer - Colin Williams
Lighting - Tim Bartlett
Technician - Andrew Williams
Graphic Design - Ann Stiddard
Photography - Ian Wilmot
Producer - Steve Hennessy

At the Rondo Theatre

Director - Pameli Benham
Designer - Colin Williams
Lighting - Tim Bartlett
Technician - Martin Lee
Graphic Design - Ann Stiddard
Photography - Ian Wilmot / Mark Simmons
Producer - Steve Hennessy

Reviews

"Gunnary Cauthery and Noni Lewis play the two characters with disarming forthrightness . . Stepping Out Theatre Company once again proves that small can be beautiful and that, given the right treatment, personal issues can powerfully hit a universal mark."
 Rina Vergano, Venue Magazine

"Yet this is not a trite, two dimensional essay on schizophrenia. The audience is constantly left chasing who is who as Ben Tinniswood (initially a patient in a secure hospital) and Noni Lewis (his visiting girlfriend) swap identities and perspectives . . it's story unresolved, but powerful nonetheless."
 Chris Mitchell, Metro