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RELATIVELY
SPEAKING RELATIVELY SPEAKING is a tearaway comedy about
mistaken identity. A young man arrives at a country house
under the impression it belongs to his girlfriend's parents
whose permission he is going to ask to marry. Unfortunately the man
he mistakes for her father is in fact her previous lover, and the young
man is taken for the lover of the 'father's'wife. Alan Ayckbourn unravels
this comedy of errors deliciously and once undone he tangles it up again
into a farce that is fun down to the last hilarious drop. |
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LUCY FLEMING (Sheila) Lucy Fleming trained in repertory before joining Willaim Gaskill's Royal Court company, notably in Christopher Hampton's first play WHEN DID YOU LAST SEE YOUR MOTHER? She went on to appear in the West End in OUT OF THE QUESTION, DON'T START WITHOUT ME, and HAY FEVER with her mother Dame Celia Johnson. Other West End appearances include playing the Queen to Sir Ian McKellen's RICHARD II, MIDDLE AGE SPREAD and A PERSONAL AFFAIR. She has acted in plays by Fedeau, Acland, Neil Simon, P.G. Wodehouse and Pinter among others. Television appearances include: SMILEY'S PEOPLE, PRIDE AND PREJUDICE, COLD WARRIOR, SURVIVORS, WYCLIFFE, NANCHERROW, A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME and CASUALTY. She has worked at Chichester in AN IDEAL HUSBAND, A PATRIOT FOR ME, TIME AND THE CONWAYS, and AS YOU LIKE IT. Her last appearance at The Mill was in Simon Williams' delightful comedy LAYING THE GHOST. | |
| FRANCIS MATTHEWS (Philip) Francis Matthews was
born in York and Began his carrer as A.S.M. at The Theatre Royal, Leeds at
the age of 17. THEATRE: Early Repertory included two years at Oxford Playhouse where he gained his training in the classical theatre. Subsequent notable leading roles include SAY WHO YOU ARE (Booth, N.Y.), HOW SAY YOU (Aldwych), WHO'S WHO (Fortune), TOUCH OF SPRING (Comedy), MIDDLE AGE SPREAD (Lyric), BUSINESS OF MURDER (Duchess), AREN'T WE ALL with Rex Harrison (Haymarket) and Badger in WIND IN THE WILLOWS (Old Vic), Mr Darcy in Musical of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (which inaugurated the new Birmingham Repertory Theatre), Higgins in MY FAIR LADY (European Tour). National Tours: Coward's PRESENT LAUGHTER, Alan Bennett's THE OLD COUNTRY, Albee's WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF, Ayckbourn's RELATIVELY SPEAKING, and ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR, BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT, MATTERS MATRIMONIAL, and THE INHERITORS (Orange Tree). Director Credits: UNEXPECTED GUEST and GENTLE HOOK. FILMS: From over forty films, leading roles in BHOWANI JUNCTION with Ava Gardener, JUST LIKE A WOMAN (Edinburgh Festival Prize), CHAMPAGNE ROSE (Holland), TWO EYES OF CRYSTAL WATER (Italy), TREASURE OF MONTE CRISTO, INTELLIGENCE MEN, CROSSPLOT, etc. Several HAMMER Classics. He was Noel Coward in IKE and Harold Macmillan in MOI, GENERAL DE GAULLE. Just completed DO NOT DISTURB in Holland with William Hurt. TELEVISION: Forty years' work in innumerable dramas, and leads in the following Series: TRITON, ST IVES, MY FRIEND CHARLES, A LITTLE BIG BUSINESS, LAST MAN OUT, MY MAN JOE, DARK ISLAND, 52 Episodes of the internationally renowned PAUL TEMPLE, ROOF OVER MY HEAD, MIDDLEMEN, DON'T FORGET TO WRITE, BRAT FARRAR, THE McGUFFIN, MAY WE BORROW YOUR HUSBAND with Dirk Bogarde, ROMAN HOLIDAY a Taggart Special, and recently JONATHAN CREEK XMAS SPECIAL, and a new TV film HOTEL. He played six widely varied characters in Alan Plater's unique Theatre/TV Co-Production TRINITY TALES and was three times the Guest Star with MORECAMBE AND WISE. RADIO: As well as a succession of Plays and Serials he hosted STOP THE WORLD for five years and LOCAL TIME for three. His is the voice of CAPTAIN SCARLET! Francis is married to the actress Angel Browne with whom he appeared in NOEL AND GERTIE at the Princess Grace Theatre in Monaco. They have three sons. |
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KATE ALDERTON (Ginny) Kate Alderton trained at LAMDA. Theatre credits include: THE BOY WHO LEFT HOME (Actors Touring Company), THE GOOD DOCTOR (Bump Productions), CHARLEY'S AUNT (Sheffield Crucible), POWDER KEG (The Gate), THE TEMPEST (Actors Touring Company), and THE WARP (Albany Theatre - Ken and Daisy Campbell). Television credits include: THE BILL, NOAH'S ARK (series one and two) and THE HEART SURGEON. Film credits include: SHRINK (Namesake Productions - James Dean), and FIERCE CREATURES (Fish Productions - Robert Young). | |
| LUKE SHAW (Greg) Luke Shaw trained at LAMDA. His recent theatre credits include: A CHRISTMAS CAROL for Aztec Touring Company, THE SHAUGHRAUN and THREE SISTERS at The Edinburgh Lyceum, ROSENCRANTZ & GILDERSTERN ARE DEAD at The Northcott, MACBETH, A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE and ROMEO AND JULIET for Vital Stages Touring Company, OTHELLO at Bury St Edmunds, TIMON OF ATHENS for the Andrew Jarvis Touring Company, MACBETH and Strindberg's DREAM PLAY for Sturdy Beggars Touring Company at The Bridewell, ROMEO AND JULIET and MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING for Heartbreak, THE MILL ON THE FLOSS at The Loft, BLOOD AND ICE at The New End, and GODS OR VERMIN at The Courtyard. TV and film credits include THE BILL (Thames), BOMBER (Zenith), CHASING DREAMS (Independent), and HARD EDGE (Buffalo).. |  | |
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ALEX SCRIVENOR (Director) Alex trained as an actor at LAMDA before, 3 years ago, becoming a director. His most notable acheivement as an actor was as a child with his mother Ciaran Madden and Anthony Hopkins in A MARRIED MAN (LWT). As a director his credits include Korder's BOY'S LIFE (New End, Hampstead), Trevor Suther's PRIVATE LINES (White Bear, Kennington) for which the production got Time Out Critic's Choice, Neil Simon's THE GOOD DOCTOR (Upstairs At The Gatehouse), Georges Feydeau's BETTER LATE and ONE MONTH EARLY (Upstairs At The Gatehouse). Alex has also been Assistant Director at The Royal Court and on a West End Musical. He has just finished working as Associate Director on HIGH SPIRITS, a musical version of Noel Coward's BLITHE SPIRIT (The Bridewell Theatre). His forthcoming work includes a production of THE WORDSMITHS LAMENT by Billy Woods (Upstairs At The Gatehouse) before going to The Young Vic to do a series of Workshops. | |
| SALLY HUGHES (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 namely: LET'S FACE THE MUSIC with Irving Berlin, Ruby in DAMES AT SEA (an excerpt of which was included in The Royal Gala Performance in the presence of HRH The Prince of Wales), Alison in A TOUCH OF SPRING, Sadie in THE FLIPSIDE, the musical HAPPY AS A SANDBAG, and as Penelope Toop in SEE HOW THEY RUN! and most recently as Julia in DEAD GUILTY. The most recent plays Sally has directed at The Mill are THE RAINMAKER, BORN YESTERDAY, LEND ME A TENOR, DON'T ROCK THE BOAT, THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, TEN TIMES TABLE AND SYLVIA'S WEDDING. Sally enjoys a career outside 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 and MULBERRY. Sally directed the National Tour of PASTIMES, starring Rosemary Leach and William Gaunt and has most recently directed BAREFOOT IN THE PARK by Neil Simon at the Jermyn Street Theatre in the West End. |  | |
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KATY TUXFORD (Set Designer) Katy trained at Nottingham Trent University where she graduated with BA Hons Theatre Design in June 1999. Since then Katy has worked at The Mill at Sonning as scenic artist. Previous designs include an outdoor touring production of MACBETH in conjunction with Nottingham Playhouse. She worked with Katy Hudson (another Mill designer) as Assistant Designer for ECLIPSED at the Riverside Studios, Hammersmith. Katy also works with Streets Alive, a theatre company for previously homeless teenagers in London. Recently the company travelled to Ghana , West Africa to work with Street Kids on a performance about the causes and attitudes towards homelessness. She designed costumes and set for their production outside The National Theatre August 2000. RELATIVELY SPEAKING will be Katy's third design for The Mill. Previous designs being OUTSIDE EDGE and SYLVIA'S WEDDING. | |
| 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 favourite costume designs include: STEPPING OUT, THE RAINMAKER, NOEL & GERTIE, BORN YESTERDAY, LEND ME A TENOR, TWO DOZEN RED ROSES, GRAPES & RAISINS, SAY WHO YOU ARE, LAYING THE GHOST, THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, ONE FOR THE POT, THE PERFECT PENSION PLAN, FLING!, TEN TIMES TABLE, KISS OF DEATH, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, OUTSIDE EDGE, A PARTY TO MURDER, SYLVIA'S WEDDING and WIFE BEGINS AT FORTY. |  | |
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ROSLYN NASH (Lighting Designer) Roslyn trained at Mountview Theatre School and has worked at The Mill for over ten years. She started as Technical Assistant and now has the pleasure of being the Production Manager. Over the years she has been given the opportunity to light many of the productions - a few of which include: STEPPING OUT, KISS MY AUNT, BORN YESTERDAY, LEND ME A TENOR, THE WAITING GAME, DON'T ROCK THE BOAT, LAURA, GRAPES & RAISINS, SAY WHO YOU ARE, THE PLEASURE OF HIS COMPANY, THE PERFECT PENSION PLAN, TEN TIMES TABLE, KISS OF DEATH, DON'T DRESS FOR DINNER, OUTSIDE EDGE, A PARTY TO MURDER and WIFE BEGINS AT FORTY. | |
| ALAN AYCKBOURN (Playwright) Alan Ayckbourn is the long serving Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough and the author of over 50 plays, most of which were premiered at this theatre; VIRTUAL REALITY being the latest. More than half of these plays have subsequently been produced in the West End or at the Roayal National Theatre. His 'double' play HOUSE and GARDEN was seen at the RNT last summer. A few of his plays that have been performed at The Mill are - RELATIVELY SPEAKING, ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR, THE NORMAN CONQUESTS, BEDROOM FARCE and JUST BETWEEN OURSELVES. A Fellow of the RSA, he was appointed a CBE in 1987 and in 1997 was knighted for his services to the theatre. | ||
