Piano Recital and cameo The Bathroom Door

The evening opened with an excellent and most enjoyable recital by Brian Anderson of popular classical piano pieces by Beethoven, Chopin and Grieg, interspersed with vocal contributions by a Thomson family quartet, Stewart Wilson, Lise Sinclair and the Fair Isle choir.

To give the bald facts that the gentle comedy by Gertrude Jennings, performed after the the interval, featured skirmishes between five guests for the use of a single bathroom in the hideously-decorated corridor of the Majestic Hotel in 1920s Eastbourne does not do this one-act frolic justice.   The time 8am. 5 hotel guests are waiting to use the only bathroom on their floor. They are all getting impatient and discuss various reasons as to why the occupant is taking so long. After nearly half an hour of waiting they decide something sinister has taken place... a suicide in the bathroom perhaps?

In fact we were delighted with cameo roles by June as the elderly spinster terrified of men, Neil as the crusty old codger, and Sue as the assured young lady.   However, stars were undoubtedly Gina as the minor opera singer convinced she was a celebrity, and Patrick as the bold young man looking to make a conquest.   Stanley as the long-suffering hotel porter rounded off an excellent and convincing cast.   The play was ably produced and directed by Stewart and thoroughly enjoyed by a large and appreciative audience.   ENCORE!!

JMW

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