Despite the trials and tribulations of Covid, we were delighted to finally be able to perform two runs of our fabulous comedy double bill:

The Virtuous Burglar & Silver Wedding

Performed:

4th & 5th December, 2021 matinees at the Polanentheater

31st March - 2nd April 2022 at the Polanentheater

The Virtuous Burglar

Dario Fo’s The Virtuous Burglar (translated by Joe Farrell) is a traditional farce that tells the tale of a thief who gets a little more than he bargained for when he breaks into the apartment of a wealthy couple. Mistaken identity, unexpected phone calls and cheating couples all play a part in this hilarious romp that looks at the natures of honesty and deception.

Siobhan Dunningham, a school teacher in Amsterdam for her day job, made her debut appearance as a director for InPlayers, supported by Keith F. Day, also a teacher of Drama and English, and one of our long-standing actors and directors. His past performances with us include Murder at Cafe Noir, Nymph Errant, A Clockwork Orange, Allegro as well as being a co-producer for our Musical Weekend Workshops. They were backed by a stellar cast of old and new InPlayers!

Burglar: James Johnson

Burglar’s Wife: Helen Absalom

Man: Benjamin Keaton

Woman: Judith Joan Walker (Cabaret)

Anna: Katya Petrova

Antonio: Etienne Lalanne (Stage Manager FEATS 22 production)

2nd Burglar: Xiaoli Gou

Silver Wedding

Matteo Pasquini is a contemporary author, based in the Netherlands. Silver Wedding is about a newly married couple who unwittingly become the victims of a scam when ordering furniture online. Fast paced and silly, this comedic play looks at the dangers of trust and internet shopping!

Mary Laws was also a new director for InPlayers for this play, supported again by Keith F. Day as co-director and a wonderful cast of nearly all new members this time.

We were delighted that the playwright, Matteo, was able to attend our performances.

Groom: Vasilis Karikis

Bride: Simona Beltrami

Bridesmaid: Xiaoli Gou

Hustler#1: Anna Anning

Hustler#2: Willem van den Brink

Production Crew

And of course none of this could happen without the constant background support of the production crew. Thank you for your hard work - our performances could literally not go ahead without you!

If you are interested in becoming part of our production crew, please have a look at this webpage and contact us. We are always in need of crew!

Producer: Keith F. Day

Stage Manager: Cat Andresen (co-director of our FEATS 22 production)

Sound: Yann Belin (stage manager Allegro, co-director of our FEATS 22 production)

Lighting: John Ricker (too many performances with us to be named. We are eternally grateful!)

Lighting Assistant: George Hansel (director Allegro)

Set Design: Freek Wouters (Buried Child, Murder at Cafe Noir, Nymph Errant)

This amateur production of “The Virtuous Burglar” was presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordtheatricals.co.uk