CUTHBERT'S LAST STAND
Unwashed Grape - English 45 min.
Written by Andrew Biss and Directed by Paul Hawkins
Mrs. Pennington-South has succeeded in coercing a handsome young man - Tristram - back to her home to have tea with her and her ill-tempered son, Cuthbert. What the shy, rather awkward Tristram doesn't realise is that he is, in fact, being presented as a possible suitor for Cuthbert. His mother's matchmaking arrangements, however,have become increasingly intolerable for Cuthbert and as the tea progresses and the intimations and pressures are ratcheted up, Cuthbert finally reaches breaking point. Exasperated and angry, he decides that the time has come at last to confront his mother with the shocking truth that he knows can only break her heart. As mother and son engage in a psychological war of attention, their reticent guest becomes an unwitting spectator to their unfolding and unorthordox family drama and most unlikely saviour.
Théâtre Ste-Catherine
264 Ste-Catherine East
Berri-UQAM Metro (St-Denis exit).
Tuesday, September 20, 19h30
Wednesday, September 21, 18h00
Thursday. September 22, 16h00
Friday, September 23, 21h30
Saturday, September 24, 17h00
$12. Regular price.
$10. Students
and seniors.
British born playwright Andrew Biss has works that have been produced world wide including winning awards in N.Y.C., L.A.; and critical acclaim in London. His plays are a regular fixture on off-off-Broadway where Cuthbert's Last Stand was originally produced at the Storm Theatre "Cleaver ... Endearing and funny." and at The Samuel French Short Play Festival. This production features the talents of Laura Mitchel - Mother, who returns this year to the festival after winning the Best Supporting Actress Award last year for her role in the production Tacit Agreement which was also directed by Paul Hawkins.