Autumn Production 2009: "Bouncers" & "Shakers"

Bouncers & Shakers
by John Godber & Jane Thornton
Directed by Michael Clarke

Venue: Helmut Förnbacher Theater am Badische Bahnhof: www.foernbacher.ch

 Dates:
October 2009: Tuesday 20th, Wednesday 21st
November: Tuesday 3rd, Wednesday 4th, & Sunday 8th.

Tickets on sale from September 18th from Bider & Tanner, Aeschenvorstadt 2, Basel;
Reservations: +41 (0)61 206 99 96
or e-mail: ticket@biderundtanner.ch

Ticket Prices:
Advance Sales: CHF 27   Students: CHF 22 (at Bider & Tanner)
Box Office:         CHF 30   Students: CHF 25 (at the theatre box office) 

Play synopsis: It’s Friday night and time to hit the town – starting out at a posh cocktail bar and finishing up at the local disco. Every town has its “Shakers” – that oh-so trendy cocktail bar where everyone wants to see and to be seen: from the supermarket checkout girls to yuppies to the local lads tittering about “Sex on the Beach”. We start by taking a glimpse at the world of the long suffering waitresses and discover the reality that lurks behind the plastic palms and Pina Coladas. Then we move on to the disco with its bouncers, giggly girls, lads on the make, smooth talking DJ and many more, where the flashing lights and the pulsating beat meet with seedy, tatty reality.

John Godber & Jane Thornton: John Godber is one of the most performed writers in the English language. His plays are performed across the world and he has also written extensively for television. Bouncers was nominated for Comedy of the Year in 1985 and won seven Los Angeles Critics Circle Awards and five awards in Chicago in 1987. John Godber is married to Jane Thornton, with whom he co-wrote Shakers.

Casts:

Bouncers:
     Eric: Richard Brown
     Ralph: David Cox
    Judd: Steve Martin
    Les: Jacob Dixon

Shakers:
     Carol: Eva Mann
     Mel: Jasmin Kossenjans
     Nicki: Vinka Arellano
     Adele: Fliss Wright

Production Manager: Susan Stafford
Stage Manager: Susan Aeschbach