You'll be rolling with laughter during Caught in the
Net!
Directed
by Mary Anne Ciuciura
The Play
Caught in the Net is written by Ray Cooney, considered by many in the
theatre world as The Master of Farce.
In Caught in the Net, John Smith has been happily married to two wives
for 18 years. Of course, the two women don’t know about each other. Barbara and
her 16-year-old son, Gavin, live in Streatham and Mary and her 15-year-old
daughter, Vicki, live in Wimbledon.
One day Gavin and Vicki meet while surfing online and they are amazed
by all the coincidences between their fathers.
Both are named John, aged 43, and are taxi drivers. What are the chances
of all those similarities in two different fathers? Right? Of course, Vicki
invites Gavin for tea.
When John finds out that Gavin is coming to tea he spends the next two
hours attempting to stop the inevitable meeting. His friend and lodger,
Stanley, who is not really the brightest, could be John’s saviour . . . or not.
And so the farce begins.
The set envisioned and created by ETG’s volunteers blends two
apartments into one stage with plenty of stairs to run up and down and lots of
doors to slam in true farcial tradition.
The Cast
John Smith is played by Jason Freeman.
Jason’s most recent role was Lawrence and Liam in ETG’s Calendar Girls.
Mary Smith is played by Phyllis Leighton. Phyllis’ last role was as Mrs.
Potiphar, in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat with the
Kincardine Theatre Guild
Barbara Smith is played by Ronda Stewart. In 2016, Ronda enjoyed her
role as Elaine in Calendar Girls and March Hare in the British Panto of Alice
in Wonderland.
Stanley Gardner is played by Timothy Hedden. Tim has graced the ETG
stage numerous times over the years, most recently played the orphan sister
Brandy in the British pantomime Alice in Wonderland and Tom Shaw in Ned
Durango.
Stanley’s dad is played by John Palmer. John will keep you in stitches
with his wonderful character’s silly antics.
The Smith children are played by Kaitlyn Stollery and Chris Trottier.
Tickets
Tickets are available online at elgintheatreguild.ca/tickets or in
person at Simply Pure Water, 123 Wellington Street in St. Thomas.
The show runs from February 23 to March 5 with evening performances at
8 pm and Sunday matinees at 2 pm.
Preview night is Thursday, February 23rd and tickets for this
night only are $12 each. Tickets for all other nights are $18.
For over 40 seasons, the Elgin Theatre Guild has been entertaining
audiences with productions ranging from comedies to dramas. Run entirely by volunteers,
the ETG produces four shows each year at the historic Princess Ave. Theatre
which is located at 40 Princess Avenue in St. Thomas.
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