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Every town has its Shakers, the oh-so trendy cocktail bar where everyone wants to be seen: from the check-out girls to the chinless wonders, from the yuppies to the local lads tittering at the thought of a ´Long Slow Comfortable Screw´. We are given a wickedly funny glimpse of this world by the four long-suffering waitresses, offering a fascinating view of the reality that lurks behind the plastic palms and Pina Coladas in this revised version of the ever-popular play.

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CAST

ADELE.....JENNY WHATLEY
CAROL.....LOUISE CONRAN
MEL.......RACHÆL BRIGGS
NICKY......CARLA QUELCH

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DIRECTOR............DAVID FAREY
SET DESIGNER......KAREN OGBORN
SOUND...........JONATHAN FOWKE
LIGHTING..............TIM HILL
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STAGE MANAGER...MATTHEW WILSON
ASM................PAUL WILSON
FOH MANAGER..........ALLY HILL

Jenny Whatley (Adele - on the left in this picture) performed most recently with Tight Fit Theatre as: Maid Marion in the Christmas Panto., (Robin Hood, the Early Years) and as a Yahoo in a recreation of a scene from Gulliver which formed part of the centenary of cinema celebrations, On Location at Burnham Beeches. Jenny also assisted in the production of Bouncers at the Wycombe Swan in January and in the last few years has also helped to set up Pulp Theatre, their main projects being The Star Spangled Girl by Neil Simon and Alan Ayckbourne´s Confusions. Jenny´s other experience includes performing on the Edinburgh Fringe, national drama festivals, and touring shows around the UK and Europe. Jenny´s next project is a part in The Human Resource, a management training film by Tight Fit.

Louise Conran (Carol - on the far right in this picture) trained at the Oxford School of Drama for two years, set up her own theatre company "Fallen Angels" in January ´96 producing and starring in Loving Women by Pam Gems at the Hackney Empire studio theatre, and has appeared in Jo Brand through the Cake Hole, Dressing for Breakfast, several performances at the Edinburgh Festival including last year´s mickey-take of Trainspotting: Quatrainspotting, and stand-up comedy in London. Louise is off to the Algarve for six months at the end of the show, has appeared in Shakers once before, and is very happy to be doing it again.

Rachæl Briggs (Mel) graduated last summer from King´s College, London and the Sorbonne, Paris with an LLB & Maîtrise in English & French Law. Before this came a ´cocktail´ of school productions, drama groups, university panto., and jazz dancing. Since: a local production of Christmas Carol, working with the Oxfordshire touring company. Next is Chiltern Shakespeare Company´s Midsummer Night´s Dream in June. Thereafter, plans are to travel: beginning with a year´s teaching position in Japan­before deciding on a career . . ? ? Rachæl is very happy to be working with such lovely people (!!!).

Carla Quelch (Nicky) performed most recently in Tight Fit Theatre´s Robin Hood, the Early Years in the title role she co-wrote. Carla choreographed sequences in Bouncers and appeared briefly during the pre-show. Last August during On Location at Burnham Beeches Carla survived the wood ants to help recreate a scene from First Knight, and portrayed another monarch in A Winter´s Tale for the Young Theatre at Easter. In 1995 Carla appeared in the Buckinghamshire Advertiser´s Critics´ Choice: Agnes of God and received critical acclaim for her performance in Tight Fit Theatre´s inaugural production: Separation by Tom Kempinski.

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PERFORMED BY ARRANGEMENT WITH WARNER/CHAPPELL PLAYS LTD.

SPECIAL THANKS TO: The staff and management of the Wycombe Swan for their continued support.

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