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No. 1 Fringe Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon
Resident company of the Attic Theatre
No. 1 Fringe Theatre in Stratford-Upon-Avon
Resident company of the Attic Theatre
Behind the bar of their northern pub, the Landlord and Landlady welcome their regulars with open arms. Lending an ear for stories of celebration, of loss, of love and of despair, the bickering couple work together to keep the locals in high spirits – with drinks, conversation and laughter.
But what is their story? As a lost boy turns up on their doorstep looking for his Dad, the couple must confront their own demons and perhaps, for the first time in years, talk to each other…
Performed by two actors playing all 14 characters, Jim Cartwright’s poignant play takes audiences into the world of one working-class pub over the course of one night. Weaving together rich stories full of human emotion, this dark-comedy gives an intimate insight into a variety of characters and will make you laugh, and cry, in equal measure.
Theatre credits for Tread the Boards includes: The Return of Sherlock Holmes, The Tempest, Sherlock Holmes and the Sign of Four, Little Women.
Other theatre includes: The Importance of Being Earnest (Sweet Sorrow Productions), Percy the Park Keeper (Ceridwen Theatre Company), Midsummer Night’s Dream (Spitfire Productions), Merry Wives of Windsor (No Loss Productions), Cinderella (Medina Theatre), Peter Pan (Secombe Theatre).
Cassandra is also a voice over artist and work includes adverts for M&S, Oxo and Tempcover and voices for videogames such as We Happy Few and The Woman in White.
Graham is thrilled to return to The Attic theatre having previously played Caliban in The Tempest and providing cover as Professor Crackpot in Beauty and the Beast with Tread The Boards.
Since graduating from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire in 2022 Graham has worked extensively on both stage and screen. Notable credits include, Joey (A Steady Rain, Old Joint Stock Theatre) The Doc (Dino Tales: Jurassic Rescue, UK Tour) Marcus (The Narcissist, Birmingham Blackbox theatre) George Oldfield (The Incident Room, RBC) Richard Plantagenet and Lord Brakenbury (War of the Roses, RBC) and providing the voice for Claw, in the RTS award winning short film The Face.
Ash Bayliss is an old friend of the Attic Theatre having directed The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) several times, Ben Elton’s Gasping, A Day in the Death of Joe Egg and The Complete Austen, Sort Of which he also wrote. He’s also acted in his own unique style (wildly OTT and scene stealing) in Tread the Boards Productions of Dracula (complete with dodgy German accent) Complete Works of Shakespeare (which nearly killed him) Bouncers (where he perfected his elephant impression) and has stood in in various Panto shows when Covid decimated the cast.
He hopes you enjoy what is a tricky and challenging play that’s a departure from his usual style of directing. Namely, “when in doubt, throw in a knob gag”.
The Attic Theatre is accessible via two flights of stairs or a lift and is suitable for wheelchair users. Please see the seating plan before making a booking to book the most suitable seats. Please notify us when you make your booking if you require wheelchair access. For more information on access please visit the AccessAble website.
Please note this production contains scenes of domestic violence and sensitive issues that some audiences may find upsetting.