A Day In the Death of Joe Egg

by Peter Nicholls

directed by Ros Liddiard

Performed at

Nuffield Theatre

on

28th March to 1st April 1989


Peter Nichols

Peter Nichols was born in Bristol in 1927 and educated at Bristol Grammar School and Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. After National Service in India, Malaya, Singapore and Hong Kong, he was an actor, then a teacher in London junior and secondary schools.

He has written some twenty original plays and adaptations for television, several feature film scripts and the following stage plays : A Day In the Death of Joe Egg (1967) and The National Health (1969), both winners of the Evening Standard Best Play Award; Forget-Me-Not Lane (1971); Chez Nous (1974); The Freeway (1974); Prlvates on Parade(1977), which won best comedy awards from both the Evening Standard and the Society of West End Theatre, and the Ivor Novello Award for the Best British Musical; Born In the Garden, (1979); Passion Play (1981); Poppy (1982), which won the Society of West End Theatre Award for the Best British Musical and A Piece of my Mind (1987), which ran at the Nuffield Theatre before transferring to the West End.


A Day In the Death of Joe Egg

Joe Egg is an autobiographical play based on Nichols' experience of caring for a severely disabled child; his eldest daughter Abigail was the model for Joe Egg. Nichols makes unusual use of the actors directly addressing the audience and acknowledging that they are performing a play. He said of the play, "If Joe Egg is a problem play, the problem is not only how to live with a handicapped child but how to describe that life (as Bri says) ‘in a way that will prevent a stampede to the exit doors.’" He succeeds by making us laugh, through the pain, with Bri and Sheila.

Cast (in order of appearance)
Bri Peter  White
Sheila Fran Morley
Joe Emily Tuff
Pam Meri Lawther
Freddie Malcolm Brown
Grace Julie Baker

 

For the Maskers
Director Ros Liddiard
Stage Manager Angie Barks
Assisted by Julia Campone
Properties Ella Lockett, Jan Ward
Lighting Clive Weeks, Sue Cunningham, Wendy Hall, Helen Olden
Sound Tony Lawther
Set Design Peter Liddiard
Set Construction Larry Bartell, Peter Liddiard, Roger Lockett, John Riggs, Brian Stansbridge
Set Dressing Hazel Burrows
Wardrobe Sian Turner
Paintings Edwin Beecroft
Photography Malcolm Brown, Tony Collier

 
 
×

Thank You

Your message has been sent. You should receive a confirmation email shortly. If the email does not arrive it is possible that your email address was not entered correctly, please try resubmitting your enquiry.

Shirley's own LOCAL theatre!

Maskers Theatre Company
Off Emsworth Road
Shirley
Southampton
SO15 3LX

Registered Charity 900067

Established 1968

 Contact Us

×

Our postal address is: Maskers Theatre Company, Unit 1, Off Emsworth Road, Shirley, Southampton, SO15 3LX

General Enquiries Form

Please use this contact form for contacting us about any issue. Use the drop-down list to ensure your enquiry gets directed to the correct person.





Any contact details provided will only be used in relation to your inquiry and will be deleted after conclusion.

 Support Us

 Join Us

Join our Email list
and receive updates
about our shows

Subscribe to our mailing list

* indicates required
Are you a member of Maskers Theatre Company?

The Maskers Theatre Company will use the information you provide on this form to be in touch with you and to provide updates and marketing by email. Please confirm you would like to hear from us by ticking the box below:

You can change your mind at any time by clicking the unsubscribe link in the footer of any email you receive from us, or by contacting us at marketing@maskers.org.uk. We will treat your information with respect. For more information about our privacy practices please visit our website maskers.org.uk/subscribe.php By clicking below, you agree that we may process your information in accordance with these terms.

We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By clicking below to subscribe, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing. Learn more about Mailchimp's privacy practices here.

×

 Update Contact Details

Other local theatre events

Some of our performance venues:
Maskers Studio Theatre
The Berry Theatre
Townhill Park House

View our Image Gallery

Access Members Site (Maskers Members only)