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Hangover Horrors Uncovered in Norfolk

A heady cocktail of booze, women and gambling on a big night out leads to a major hangover for hapless Gary in a new farce premiering at Sheringham Little Theatre.

And it certainly doesn’t impress his prim and proper potential mother-in-law who pays a surprise visit on The Morning After (The Night Before).

The comedy has been written by Norfolk actor Ryan Starling, who takes the lead role, during lockdown between shifts as an intensive care nurse. And he is now in the drama “maternity ward” watching his play being born in rehearsals.

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Ryan, whose family are from North Walsham, said: “I wanted to create a modern traditional farce that appealed to a wider, younger audience – with all the traditional elements of pacey plot twists, mistaken identity and trouser dropping, but without the politically-incorrect elements of well-known older productions.

”I have changed a few stereotypes, but hopefully retained the essence of farce which is a heightened reality that is believable while you are watching it and being swept along by the action.”

Director Simon Thompson added: “It has been brilliant working on a brand new play with the writer in the rehearsal room to help us turn his ideas into a production. The script is great and without the awkwardness of some classic farces.”

The other cast are: Ollie Westlake as Temmy, Gary’s friend who leads him astray; Ellen Waite as Megan his girlfriend; Natasha Culley as Katrina the stripper; Loraine Metcalfe as mother-in-law-to-be Gertrude and Paul Huntley-Thomas as Paul the flat landlord.

The Morning After (The Night Before) runs from August 18-21, at 7.30pm with 2.30pm matinees on August 19 and 20.

Tickets are available from sheringhamlittletheatre.com.

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