A Christmas Show at St. Andrew's Hospital

Ray Cooney
A CHRISTMAS SHOW AT ST. ANDREW'S HOSPITAL
Original title: It runs in the family

Translation: Elżbieta Woźniak | Direction: Krystyna Janda | Set design: Maciej Maria Putowski | Costumes: Małgorzata Domańska, Maciej Maria Putowski | Lighting: Paweł Szymczyk | Sound: Michał Cacko | Set design assistant: Małgorzata Domańska | Executive producer and director's assistant: Alicja Przerazińska

Cast:
DR DAVID MORTIMORE - Marcin Perchuć | DR HUBERT BONNEY - Cezary Żak | DR MIKE CONNOLLY - Maciej Wierzbicki | HEAD NURSE - Katarzyna Żak | SIR WILLOUGHBY DRAKE - Piotr Machalica / Mirosław Kropielnicki | JANE TATE - Bożena Stachura | ROSEMARY MORTIMORE - Aneta Todorczuk-Perchuć | BILL - Grzegorz Warchoł | WARD NURSE - Alicja Przerazińska | POLICE SERGEANT - Adam Krawczuk | LESLIE - Otar Saralidze / Aleksander Sosiński | MOTHER - Aleksandra Górska

Duration: 120 minutes, 1 intermission | Premiere: December 14, 2013

Considered the funniest work in Ray Cooney's farce repertoire. The action takes place in a London hospital in the days before the holidays - a neurology conference is underway and preparations are being made for a special show for patients. At the same time, one of the doctors discovers he has an adult illegitimate son. The son arrives at the hospital with his mother, a former nurse, and from that moment on, everyone - doctors, nurses, families, and even patients - becomes caught up in the chaos of his personal problems.

Frenetic pacing, unexpected twists, and vivid characters - classic Cooney. Directed by Krystyna Janda, who has also staged MAYDAY and MAYDAY 2 by the same author at Och-Teatr.