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Mike Harding's - "Fur Coat and No Knickers - July 1999

Our third production was Mike Harding hilarious comedy "Fur Coat and No Knickers". For this production we went back to working with the audience on two sides. This would prove challenging for our stage team as there are four very different sets, not to mention several scenes requiring the cast to eat. On a traditional stage it might possible to fake eating, but with the audience sitting in very close proximity we decided our food would be real. This takes on new depths when you realise that there is a scene at a wedding reception that required a three course meal served for thirteen people, during the scene.

The plot centres around a family whose daughter is about to get married. We see the stag night with the groom and friends getting progressively more drunk as the first half unwinds, leading to the groom tied to a lamp post. The second half sees the panic of the morning of the wedding, the wedding service itself and the chaos of the reception.

The star of the show is the brides grandfather who is on stage virtually throughout. He is a vulgar, fun loving, over active womaniser and at one point is instrumental in stealing a blow up rubber doll from a strip club.

We again played to sell out audiences, who from the comments received and the laughter during the performances, thoroughly enjoyed themselves.

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