Three Course Theatre (Guisborough Theatre Club on the move) went 'on the road' with this production at the two local hotels.

At Rushpool Hall money raised went to the Friends of Murambinda Hospital for their work in supporting the running of the Murambinda Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe. The performance at the Thistle Hotel went to support the work of the mental health charity Middlesbrough Mind.

Both venues provided a Greek themed menu and the play was performed between courses. The entertainment opened and closed with appropriate 'Grecian' dancers (provided by J9 Dance) and live music by New Steel.

There was also an 'open rehearsal', between the two performances, at St Nicholas Church Hall, when club members and guests were invited to witness the play being reset for the different layout that the actors were to encounter at Rushpool Hall.

The cast, dancers and musicians are to be commended for their ability to adapt to each of the venues, especially at Rushpool Hall, where space was limited, leading to a very cosy and intimate acting space.

The production team are to be congratulated on successfully providing all the facilities required at the three venues, including transporting and erecting the set and lighting rig. It was a real tour-de-force in team work.

The play, set on a hot afternoon in ancient Greece, about 2,300 years ago, centres around a scientific experiment being conducted by two philosophers involving an ass, and the implications of the outcome of the experiment on various members of the younger generation.

The Cast

Nicon ~ a young man ~ Sam Eltherington
Didymus Hippocrates ~ a distinguished philosopher ~ Ivan Limon
Academus ~ another distinguished philosopher ~ Colin Worswick
Clytie ~ Nicon's girlfriend ~ Amy Bullock
Chloe ~ another of Nicon's girlfriends ~ Charley Nicholson
Achradina ~ an inn keeper, Nicon's mother ~ Julie Todd
Doris ~ Clytie's mother ~ Jo Maxwell
Sabina ~ Chloe's mother ~ Sue Langham
Prompt ~ Christine Harrington

Flautist ~ Leo Williams
Dancers ~ Janine Hunter, Kara Cunningham. Stacey Buckingham
New Steel ~ Neil Robertson, Stuart Bell