Dates: 15 – 25 November 2017
Paywright: Michael Snelgrove
Director: Paulette McIndoe
Synopsis
Bums On Seats is set in a tatty English provincial theatre. The first half opens with a new play “Fecund.” The second half mirrors the chaos onstage. In the midst of all this, Estelle Nettlebank – a new Marketing Assistant arrives fresh from British Rail. Sit back and enjoy the many disparate characters. No woman is safe with the lecherous author – Roland Luckett. Hugo and Zara are in the midst of their usual marital strife. The Stage Manager is hung-over. There’s a suicidal bunny, an eccentric benefactor, and a party political row going on amongst the audience. Guiding us through the chaos are the Usherettes – all of them “resting” actresses.
Cast
| Actor | Character |
| Chris Balm | Hugo Gelt (Actor) / Gerald Bliss-Hart (Conservative Politician) |
| Susannah Donovan | Wendy (Usherette) |
| Pat Knight | Jacintha (Usherette) |
| Anneke Mace | Estelle Nettlebank |
| Anne McMullin | June Heap |
| Natalie Plowman | Petronella (Ushetette) |
| Fiona Popert | Zara (Actress) / Marcia Bliss-Hart |
| Sally Ratchford | Mo (Stage Manager) / Tanya |
| Damian Reid | Roland Lockett (Author) / Werner Meister (Retired Teacher/Actor) |
| Bill Robinson | Lionel Heap (Labour Politician) |
| Harlan Te Wiata | Benedict Thush (A New Actor) |
| Mike Tana / Ibrahim Raouf-Morton | Aaron Zoffany (Eccentric) |