Productions for 2016
Welcome from the President
Jan Saussey
Welcome to an exciting year at the Dolphin Theatre!
For 2016 we are proud to present an appealing diversity of plays. Some are uplifting, entertaining and heartily enjoyable; others will inspire and generate thoughtful conversation. There is rollicking riotous fun, bittersweet black comedy, stinging satire, slightly bonkers comedy, and the drama of Dickens’s poverty and prosperity. So what’s new? Well, this year plays 2, 3, 4 and 5 will be two-week seasons. Plays 1 and 6 remain as three-week seasons. For all productions, Friday is our new opening night and Tuesday night performances will return. By the end of the year we finish with the same number of performances and a little more breathing space between shows. This is part of our aim to run the theatre more efficiently and should hopefully ease the workload on our cast and crew. In May 2016, we proudly celebrate 50 years on this site in Spring Street.
By Richard Bean
Directed by Laurie Mills
Season: 26 February - 19 March
A rollicking and intensely funny play. Francis Henshall finds himself in the tricky situation of trying to please two bosses while keeping them unaware of one another. He’s not the smartest chap, and being caught up in their various competing schemes makes for a chaotic day.
Adapted from Carlo Goldoni’s 1743 Commedia dell’arte play A Servant of Two Masters, the action is updated to Brighton, England, 1963. Dolphin is proud to have this play in its 2016 schedule. It has been a hit in London and New York since its 2011 debut.