| By Neil Simon Directed by Rozena Hallum and Lin Clark Season: 16 - 26 November 1988 A combination of Neil Simon and Chekhov, The Good Doctor, a comedy with music, is, by turns, charming, hilarious, sad, and touching. It centres around a writer, who speaks to the audience and shares his writing with them, throughout one day. He presents them with a plethora of scenes: some are from his childhood, others are his family and friends, and still others are his own life experiences. The audience meets a variety of characters, all of whom are immediately relatable and strikingly human. Cast: The Writer - Lex Matheson Usher - Ian Gerrard Cherdyakov - Tony Couch Madame Cherdyakov - Carolyn Davies General Brasshilov - Patrick Paynter Madame Brasshilov - Tricia Minns The Mistress - Wendy Walker Julia - Sonja Williams Sexton - Patrick Paynter Kuryatin - Tony Couch Man - Howard Pilgrim Woman - Kathleen Johnson Peter Semyonych - Lex Matheson Nikolaich - Howard Pilgrim Irena - Carolyn Davies Sailor - Patrick Paynter Policeman - Tony Couch The Girl - Tricia Minns The Voice - Lex Matheson Assistant - Howard Pilgrim Bank Manager - John Howden Woman - Wendy Walker Father - Lex Matheson Boy - Ian Gerrard Girl - Tricia Minns |  |
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