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 Sonning Eye, Oxfordshire, England
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Comedy CAUGHT
IN THE NET is the sequel to Ray Cooney's whopping hit RUN FOR
YOUR WIFE and, as one West End critic said, it is even funnier
than its predecessor. The hero is John Smith, a bigamist taxi
driver, with one wife in Wimbledon and another in Streatham.
He manages to find the energy to keep both his families happy
and blissfully unaware of each other. However, his teenage children
- one girl and one boy by each wife - have met on the internet
and are determined to meet in person, especially as it transpires
that they have so much in common - same surname, taxi-driver
and dad of the same age, etc! This is where the action goes
into overdrive as John Smith has to do everything in his power
to stop the two youngsters from meeting. The result is a superbly
constructed comedy that will keep you cackling and chortling
in your seats as it rampages toward the final hilarious denouement.
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TILLY GAUNT (Vicki Smith) Tilly started her career at
the National Youth Theatre, credits include OH WHAT A LOVELY
WAR!, PIPPIN, (both at the Bloomsbury Theatre) and FORTY YEARS
ON GALA (Piccadilly Theatre). She subsequently trained at the
Bristol Old Vic Theatre School where she won the Peter Ackerman
Comedy Award. Since then her Theatre work has included: JOKING
APART (Windsor), THE REAL THING (Strindberg's Intima Theatre,
Stockholm), Brooke Ashton in NOISES OFF (National Theatre production,
national tour and Piccadilly Theatre), REUNIONS/DARK PONY by
Mamet (King's Head), WHY NOT STAY FOR BREAKFAST? (Mill at Sonning),
CHARLEY'S AUNT (national tour), THE MEMORY OF WATER (Nuffield
Theatre and Yvonne Arnaud Theatre), Olivia in TWELFTH NIGHT
(Nuffield Theatre) and SILENCE (National Theatre Studio). Television
includes: THE SOUTH BANK SHOW directed by Ken Russell, HOLBY
CITY, THE BILL, THE KNOCK, PEOPLELIKE US. Tilly won the Carlton
Hobbs Radio Award in 1998 and spent nine months with the BBC
Radio Rep. She has recorded over 70 plays the last being A BEQUEST
TO THE NATION, by Terrance Rattigan, and various live comedy
radio shows including most recently, THINK THE UNTHINKABLE and
THE PITS.
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BRIAN
GODFREY (Dad) At fourteen Brian appeared in I COULD GO ON
SINGING with Judy Garland, and film appearances since then have
included roles in STAND UP VIRGIN SOLDIERS, A BRIDGE TOO FAR,
GANDHI and QUEEN KONG. Television credits include THE KENNY
EVERETT SHOWS, UP THE ELEPHANT AND ROUND THE CASTLE, HI-DE-HI,
A CHANCE IN A MILLION, NEVER THE TWAIN, MINDER and THE LES DAWSON
SPECIAL. West End credits include the revue OFF THE PEG, YOU'RE
A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN and most recently RUN FOR YOUR WIFE.
Other tours include THE MATING SEASON with Sid James, COME BLOW
YOUR HORN, IT AIN'T HALF HOT MUM, LET'S GO CAMPING and the Rodgers
and Hart musical BABES IN ARMS and Far East tour of LEND ME
A TENOR for Derek Nimmo. Christmas 2005 will be the nineteenth
consecutive year he has appeared in Pantomime. As a director
Brian can name amongst his credits, productions of CINDERELLA
at The New theatre, Cardiff, The theatre Royal Nottingham and
Milton Keynes. He was also associate director to Ray Cooney
on the hit comedy CASH ON DELIVERY at London's Whitehall Theatre
and he directed the hugely successful Israeli production of
this play in Tel Aviv. On the QE2's 1998 World cruise Brian
directed and appeared in two plays and staged two musical shows,
following this with a Far and Middle East tour of Ray Cooney's
comedy FUNNY MONEY. In 1999 he directed RUN FOR YOUR WIFE at
Bromley followed by a further production at Bournemouth for
the summer season. He recorded an episode of BARBARA for Carlton
Television, and followed this by assisting Ray Cooney on the
sequel to RUN FOR YOUR WIFE titled CAUGHT IN THE NET. His last
appearance at The Mill was in A SLIGHT HANGOVER, and he is delighted
to be returning to Sonning with CAUGHT IN THE NET, this time
playing the role of 'Dad'
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RICHARD
LINFORD (John Smith) Richard is delighted to be making a
first on stage visit to The Mill having grown up in Maidenhead
and a return to the role of ‘John Smith’ that he played in a
Middle and Far East tour last year. He has had a ridiculously
varied career in the entertainment industry, beginning work
as a film trailer scriptwriter and subsequently training as
an actor in New York and London before moving on to a spell
as a ‘Max Miller’ type stand-up comic. Richard then ran Marainne
Theatre Company appearing in BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE, THE PRIVATE
EAR and TOMFOOLERY ahead of visits to the Brewhouse Theatre
in Taunton for THE SELFISH SHELLFISH and Windsor Theatre Royal
for NOT NOW DARLING. Since then favourite theatre moments include
playing the leading roles in the Peter Shaffer double bill WHITE
LIARS, BLACK COMEDY, ‘Jim’ in THE GLASS MENAGERIE, ‘Felix’ in
THE NORMAL HEART, ‘Keefer’ in Charlton Heston’s West End production
of THE CAINE MUTINY COURT MARTIAL, ‘Jack Absolute’ in THE RIVALS,
‘Dan Clancy’ in HERE COME THE CLOWNS at the King’s Head, writing
and playing ‘Detective Banter’ in many MURDER MYSTERY EVENINGS
and lastly even a few performances as ‘John Smith’ in RUN FOR
YOUR WIFE. TV work numbers TENDER IS THE NIGHT, CONSTANT HOT
WATER, A QUIET CONSPIRACY, MINDER, FORTUNES OF WAR, MINDER ON
THE ORIENT EXPRESS and a 2003 POIROT. Directing credits include
BROADWAY GENIUS [and wrote], the workshop première of Jeremy
Lloyd and John Chapman’s musical WIMBLEDON, PLAZA SUITE, TONIGHT
AT 7.30, his own play THE HIDEAWAY, JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR
DREAMCOAT, THE MUSIC MAN and many corporate videos. As a presenter
Richard has appeared in SIDE BY SIDE BY SONDHEIM, written and
narrated five Gilbert & Sullivan platform performances, fronted
many corporate stage shows and videos and has made regular TV
and radio appearances as an arts interviewer on Channel 5’s
EXCLUSIVE!, Radio 5’s ENTERTAINMENT NEWS, Radio 3’s MUSIC MATTERS
and BBC GLR.
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GEORGE
HOWARD (Gavin Smith) George's professional credits include
the short films THE WHISPER filmed in Austria and the UK and
SAY YOU WILL a hard hitting story. Although George has appeared
in many plays, this is George's professional theatrical debut.
In addition to acting George is a talented DJ and photographer
who specialises in skate board photography.
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SALLY
HUGHES (Barbara Smith/Artistic Director) Sally spent her
early years in Venezuela and Argentina and after finishing her
education in England, she then trained for the stage as an actress
at The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. On graduating
she was given her first engagement by John Fernald who directed
her in COMING OF AGE. Then followed ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU
EVER BEEN at The Bush and CATCHPENNY TWIST at The King's Head
Theatre. In 1984 Sally took over the post of Artistic Director
of The Mill At Sonning from Peter Egan and has directed and
appeared in many of its productions, including DAMES AT SEA
(an excerpt of which was included in The Royal Gala Performance
in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales), and most recently
she appeared as Ginger Mercer in the musical TOO MARVELOUS FOR
WORDS. The most recent plays Sally has directed at The Mill
are A FOOT IN THE DOOR, POOLS PARADISE, THE FACE OF FEAR, STEPPING
OUT and most recently A TOUCH OF SPRING. Sally enjoys a career
outside of The Mill and has played leading parts in the BBC
series LATE EXPECTATIONS and LAURA AND DISORDER in which she
played Wendy Craig's daughter-in-law. Other TV appearances include:
DON'T WAIT UP, KEEPING UP APPEARANCES, BRUSHSTROKES & MULBERRY.
Sally directed the National Tour of PASTIMES, starring Rosemary
Leach and William Gaunt and also directed BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
by Neil Simon at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End.
Sally also appeared in TOO MARVELOUS FOR WORDS, at the King's
Head, London.
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LYNETTE
McMORROUGH (Mary Smith) Lynette trained at the Arts Educational
School. Soon after graduating she joined the Chichester Festival
Theatre Company and created the part of Angel Jelly in their
original production of the musical FOLLOW THE STAR. She reprised
the role in the sequel, MAKE ME A WORLD, then went to Hong Kong
with the Chichester company for CYRANO DE BERGERAC and OTHELLO.
Her many subsequent theatre credits include ONCE A CATHOLIC,
COME BACK TO THE FIVE AND DIME JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN and THE
ELEPHANT MAN in the West End; BLITHE SPIRIT at the Lyric, Hammersmith
and Derby Playhouse; BREATH OF SPRING and HOW THE OTHER HALF
LOVES at Bromley; STEAMING, ROMEO & JULIET, ELSIE AND NORM'S
MACBETH and THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST at Worcester; SYLVIA'S
WEDDING at Oldham; and national tours of HAUNTED HOTEL,PRESENT
LAUGHTER, BRIEF ENCOUNTER, DANGEROUS CORNER, GASLIGHT, THE RIVALS,
TABLE MANNERS, NOISES OFF, DEATHTRAP, DOCTOR IN THEHOUSE, ONE
FOR THE POT, THE RAILWAY CHILDREN, I HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE,
A MURDER IS ANNOUNCED, THE HEIRESS and STRAIGHT AND NARROW.
Most recently Lynette appeared in JOKING APART and SWEET REVENGE
at the Theatre Royal, Windsor. Lynette's pantomimes (as Fairy)
include Canterbury, Brighton, Crewe, Redhill, High Wycombe,
Hastings,Torquay, Stevenage and Worthing. On Television, Lynette
is, of course, best remembered as Glenda Brownlow in the original
CROSSROADS, and is thrilled that some of her episodes from the
late 70's are now available for the first time on DVD. More
recently she appeared in episodes of SWEET MEDICINE for ITV
and GRASS for the BBC. Lynette is delighted to be back at The
Mill, having played Sylvia in STEPPING OUT this time last year.
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NICK
WILTON (Stanley Gardner) Nick made his professional acting
debut in the 1980 revival of the Whitehall farce SIMPLE SPYMEN,
directed by Brian Rix and later went on to play opposite Brian
in the West End revival of DRY ROT. In 1982 he won the Perrier
award in Edinburgh with his revue group, WRITERS INC. Nick's first
appearance at The Mill was fifteen years ago in A BEDFULL OF FOREIGNERS,
and he was last here in 1999 in the same play; in between he was
in BEDROOM FARCE and ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR. Nick is delighted
to be working with Ray again; he was in Michael Cooney's CASH
ON DELIVERY in the West End, which Ray directed, and he played
Stanley to Ray's John Smith in the first rehearsed reading of
CAUGHT IN THE NET five years ago.Other theatre work includes:
THE SLOANE RANGER REVUE and NEWSREVUE in the West End; National
tours of RUN FOR YOUR WIFE, OKLAHOMA!, OUTSIDE EDGE, BRIEF ENCOUNTER,
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN; a Middle East tour of BEDROOM FARCE; ROSENCRANTZ
& GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD (Salisbury), ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
(Southampton), NEVILLE'S ISLAND (Watford), HOW THE OTHER HALF
LOVES (Basingstoke), JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES (Hornchurch), and
HABEAS CORPUS (Bromley); for the past three years he has been
resident pantomime Dame at the Connaught, Worthing.Nick has just
returned from playing in Ray's FUNNY MONEY in Singapore and Kuala
Lumpur. Nick's television series include CARROTT'S LIB, HELLO
MUM, FAST FORWARD, PLAYAWAY, NUMBER 73, THE SATELLITE SHOW , WYSIWYG,
and JACKANORY, all of which he also wrote for. He has also appeared
in THE BILL, CASUALTY, MY DAD'S THE PRIME MINISTER, NOAH'S ARK,
THE 10%ERS, COLIN'S SANDWICH, and with Paul Merton, Keith Allen,
Jim Tavare and Jerry Sadowitz. On radio Nick was in three series
of SON OF CLICHÉ and IN ONE EAR, which both won Sony awards for
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COONEY (Playwright, Director) In addition to co-writing BANG
BANG BEIRUT and ONE FOR THE POT with Tony Hilton, Ray Cooney has
collaborated with John Chapman on the highly successful farces
MOVE OVER MRS MARKHAM, NOT NOW DARLING, THERE GOES THE BRIDE and
on his own, he has written CHASE ME COMRADE, TWO INTO ONE, RUN
FOR YOUR WIFE, IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY and most recently FUNNY MONEY.
He founded the famous Theatre of Comedy in1983, subsequently becoming
Artistic Director. During Ray's hectic theatrical career he has
always found time to continue acting and played the last year
of RUN FOR YOUR WIFE! in London before appearing in the New York
production. Recently he played the lead in IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY
and FUNNY MONEY. Ray has been married to Linda for over thirty
five years and, apart from their son, Michael (author of CASH
ON DELIVERY!) they have an elder son Danny who lives in Australia
with his wife and two children. The sequel to RUN FOR YOUR WIFE,
called CAUGHT IN THE NET recently had a successful run at the
Vaudeville Theatre in the West End Ray is looking forward to the
opening of his new farce which he wrote with his son Michael,
TOM, DICK AND HARRY at the Duke of Yorks Theatre, London, as well
a try-out production of his new musical TIME'S UP at the Yvonne
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DOUGLAS
HEAP (Set designer) Douglas has designed many, many productions
over the years and some of his most recent work includes TOM,
DICK AND HARRY at Windsor and CAUGHT IN THE NET at the Vaudeville
Theatre, London, for Ray Cooney, OUT OF ORDER (Danish National
Tour), CITY OF ANGELS, (Denmark), FUNNY MONEY (International
Entertainment Inc and Denmark), TIME'S UP and MOVE OVER MRS
MARKHAM (Theatre Royal, Windsor), SYLVIA (Israel), OUT OF ORDER
(Miami), KINGS (Tricycle Theatre), LADY CHATTERLEY'S LOVER (UK
Tour). Douglas is currently working on TOM , DICK AND HARRY
which opens in London this August and the new musical TIME'S
UP at Guildford, again for Ray Cooney.
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JANE
KIDD (Costume Designer) Jane who is our Resident Costume
Designer, trained in Fashion Design at Berkshire College of
Art. She freelanced in knitwear and dress design for five years
before joining The Mill as Wardrobe Mistress, and enjoys a variety
of making both period and modern costumes of which she has made
many whilst at The Mill. Some of Jane's recent costume designs
include, BOYS WILL BE BOYS, THE MATING GAME, WRITE ME A MURDER,
A PASSIONATE WOMAN, FUNNY MONEY, JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES, THE
FACE OF FEAR, YOU'RE ONLY YOUNG TWICE, AN EVENING WITH GARY
LINEKER, STEPPING OUT,THERE GOES THE BRIDE, I REMEMBER YOU,
MURDER BY MISADVENTURE OUT OF ORDER, ABSENT FRIENDS, IT'S NEVER
TOO LATE, A TOUCH OF SPRING and SHADY BUSINESS.
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MATTHEW
BISS (Lighting Designer) Matthew is currently working as
Technical Manager at Norden Farm Centre for the Arts in Maidenhead
and is delighted to be invited back to The Mill to light CAUGHT
IN THE NET. A few of his previous designs at The Mill, include
most recently SHADY BUSINESS, A TOUCH OF SPRING, IT'S NEVER
TOO LATE, ABSENT FRIENDS, OUT OF ORDER, MURDER BY MISADVENTURE,
I REMEMBER YOU, THERE GOES THE BRIDE, STEPPING OUT, THE FACE
OF FEAR, DEAD GUILTY, ALONE TOGETHER, OUT OF ORDER, TWO DOZEN
RED ROSES, THE BUSINESS OF MURDER and NOEL & GERTIE.
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| Production Manager | Joan Farnese |
| Stage Manager | James Neal |
| Deputy Chief Electrician | Toby Gregory |
| Master Carpenter | Ian Stroud |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Jane Kidd |
| Deputy Stage Managers | Jo Vimpany, Neil Webb |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Gillian Marchbank |
| Technician | Ed Marshall |
| Scenic Artist | Tony Eden |
| Assistant Carpenter | Luke McAra |
| Wardrobe Assistant | Evelyn Fidler |
| Dressers | Ann
Baker, Lynn Hinton, Catherine Bristow, Terry Bartholomew |
| Theatre Production Photography | Norman Weston |
| Website Production | Chris Berry |