Communicating Doors is a play written in 1994 by Alan Ayckbourn. The setting is a hotel suite that moves through time from 1974 to 2014. The central character, Poopay, must save herself from the murderous Julian by preventing the murders of Reece's two wives.
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| Written by | Alan Ayckbourn | ||
| Characters | Poopay Julian Reece Ruella Harold Jessica | ||
| Date premiered | 2 February 1994[1] | ||
| Place premiered | Stephen Joseph Theatre (Westwood), Scarborough | ||
| Original language | English | ||
| Subject | Time travel, changing history | ||
| Genre | Comedy/Thriller | ||
| Setting | A hotel suite, in 1974, 1994 and 2014 | ||
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Cast and characters
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- Reece (A businessman, aged 30 & 70)
- Jessica (His first wife, aged 25 & 45)
- Ruella (His second wife, aged 45)
- Julian (His business associate, aged 45 & 65)
- Poopay (Phoebe) (A prostitute, aged 33)
- Harold (A house detective, aged 35 & 55)
| Character | Stephen Joseph Theatre (Original Production) (1992) |
Gielgud Theatre (1995) |
Savoy Theatre (1996) |
Variety Arts Theatre (off-Broadway) (1998) |
Menier Chocolate Factory (2015)
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| Poopay/Phoebe | Adie Allen | Jane Slavin | Mary-Louise Parker | Rachel Tucker | |
| Julian | Richard Durden | Ken Bones | Gerrit Graham | David Bamber | |
| Reece | John Hudson | Laurence Kennedy | Tom Backett | Robert Portal | |
| Ruella | Liz Crowther | Julia McKenzie | Angela Thorne | Patricia Hodges | Imogen Stubbs |
| Harold | Nick Stringer | John Arthur | David McCallum | Matthew Cottle | |
| Jessica | Sarah Markland | Eleanor Tremain | Candy Buckley | Lucy Briggs-Owen | |
References
edit- ^ "Communicating Doors by Alan Ayckbourn". the complete review. the complete review. Retrieved 23 June 2012.
External links
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