February 1994

Pull the Other One

a play by Norman Robbins
Directed by June Brogdale

Albert Perkins is blessed with a loving wife, Muriel, and cursed with a fearsome mother-in-law, Boadicea. When his good friend Hilary Armitage writes to him reminiscing about the good times they used to have, Boadicea reads the letter and determines to remove her daughter instantly from the clutches of this sex-fiend. Albert has a hard time explaining that the letter is perfectly innocent, and anyway Hilary is a man. He isn’t helped when Hilary turns up, wearing a blonde wig and a glamorous evening dress. By the time Hilary manages to explain he’s come straight from doing his drag act at the local pub, it’s too late, Boadicea has bashed Albert with the poker. Even when he comes round, Albert’s troubles are far from over. In a weak moment, he agrees to model for a girl student at the local art school, wearing mainly a potted plant. And Hilary, anxious to make amends for the misunderstanding he has caused, offers to deputise for Albert at bell-ringing practice at St Humphrey’s. Both these acts of kindness bring disaster in their wake. Norman Robbins’ first farce is a riot from start to finish. 

Cast

Boadicea Hepinstall	Faye Marrable
Wilf Turner	Malcolm Gadd
Muriel Perkins	Beryl Gadd
Albert Perkins	John Shaw Snr
Virginia Brown	Chris Monks
Hilary Armitage	Martin Sidebottom
Rev Elijah Nookey	Jack Higham