NSTC Production Archive: "Harvey" April 2005

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Harvey
Written by: Mary Chase Directed by: Susan Jones Performed: Wed 20th-Fri 22nd April 2005 at 7.45pm, Sat 23rd April 2005 at 2.30pm & 7.30pm at St. Anne's Hall, Wandsworth
Cast		Crew
Johnson, a maid........................................... Myrtle Mae Simmons................................... Veta Louise Simmons................................. Elwood P. Dowd............................................ Mrs. Ethel Chauvenet.................................. Ruth Kelly RN, a nurse................................ Marvin Wilson, orderly................................ Dr. Lyman Sanderson................................. Dr. William Chumley, psychiatrist........... Mrs. Betty Chumley..................................... Judge Omar Gaffney, solicitor................. EJ Lofgren, a taxicab driver...................... Miss Tewkesbury.........................................	Zoë Andrews Rachel Tozer Tracey Childs Stuart Butler Frances Holmes Vanessa Marchant Mark Freeman Jonathan Broadis Mike Ainsworth Orna Joseph Jason Marchant John Laing Frances Holmes	Producer....................................... Lighting Design........................... Lighting Operator....................... Sound Design & Operation....... Set Design.................................... l Props Co-ordinators.................. Costume Co-ordinators............ Prompt.......................................... Stage Manager............................ Assistant Stage Manager......... Front of House Manager........... Catering Manager.......................	Frances Holmes Richard Frampton, Mark Stannett Mark Stannett Ben Ellis Frances Holmes, Paul Johnson, Susan Jones, Frances Holmes, Vanessa Marchant Tracey Childs, Frances Holmes, Vanessa Marchant Gillian Guy Zoë Andrews John Laing Sharron Stubbs Claire Pepperell
Synopsis
Elwood P. Dowd is a kind and friendly soul, a man who is gracious to everyone he meets. However, in the eyes of his sister Veta Louise, and scheming niece Myrtle Mae, he has one crucial flaw: his best friend and constant companion is, according to him, a six-foot white rabbit called Harvey. Fearing social disgrace Veta and Myrtle Mae attempt to commit Elwood to a psychiatric asylum, but the mysterious Harvey turns out to be a force to be reckoned with! This Pulitzer-prize winning play was turned into the ever popular classic 1950 movie of the same name starring James Stewart and today it continues to charm a new generation. It offers a delightful mix of humour and magic, together with an exploration of the disadvantages of social conformity. Come and enter the wonderful world of a pooka* called Harvey! * pooka (n) from old Celtic mythology. A fairy spirit in animal form. Always very large.
NODA Review
'Harvey’ is a fascinating play; not only with an interesting history but also one that has spawned so many other imitations or ones that clearly have a similar provenance such as Phillip Pullman’s currently very fashionable ‘His Dark Materials’ where the idea of a [more]
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