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BABY WITH THE BATHWATER by Christopher Durang - August/September 2001

VENUES

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2001
Rocket Venue 123
Mon 20th  - Sat 25 August

The Cottier Theatre
Hyndland Street, Glasgow
Fri 31st August - Sat 1st September

East Kilbride Arts Centre
Old Coach Road, East Kilbride
Thurs 6th - Fri 7th September

CREDITS

Director:
Thomas Gemmell (assisted by Abigail Gemmell)

Lighting:
Bruce Downie

Sound: 
Alan Dempster

Programme
Thomas Gemmell

Poster/Artwork
Irwin Stuart Design

CAST

Helen:  Abigail Gemmell

John:  Donald Munro

Nanny, Kate, Mrs Willoughby:  Deborah Cannon-Carmichael

Cynthia, Angela, Miss Pringle, Susan:  Dawn Bunce

Young Man:  Thomas Gemmell 

ABOUT THE PLAY

Helen and John have a new baby, named Daisy, but are completely out of their depth when it comes to parenting!   Into the equation comes Nanny, whose child-caring techniques leave a lot to be desired... 

Travelling through the first 30 tumultuous years of Daisy's life, from the seventies to 2001, Baby with the Bathwater blends serious issues with serious belly-laughs!

BACKGROUND

Christopher Durang is the author of Beyond Therapy which TheatreFusion presented with great success at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2000, as well as touring in the West of Scotland.

Durang is perhaps best known for his combination of absurdism, wacky comedy and satirical comment on society and the way we live our lives, and Baby with the Bathwater is no exception.

REVIEWS

Audience : I laughed so much I thought I'd have a heart attack...

East Kilbride News : A satirical if not dated look at the sins that parents visit upon their children and the repercussions that it has on the developing child were explored in surreal and humorous fashion.... Thomas Gemmell's appearance in act two as the grown up Daisy brought...integrity and energy... Fusion's production of Durang's play was a quirky take on a well-covered subject...

OTHER INFORMATION

Interval music provided by Geoff Martyn

View images from this production on our Photograph Album

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