Harvey
by Mary Chase
by Mary Chase
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This Pulitzer Prize winning play was the first major production of our 75th anniversary year. It was first performed on Broadway in our birth year 1944 - it seemed appropriate that we should stage it on our 75th anniversary.
"Harvey, a Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by Mary Chase, is the story of a perfect gentleman, Elwood P. Dowd, and his best friend, Harvey -- a pooka, who is a six-foot tall, invisible rabbit. When Elwood begins introducing Harvey around town, his embarrassed sister, Veta Louise, and her daughter, Myrtle Mae, determine to commit Elwood to a sanitarium. A mistake is made, however, and Veta is committed rather than Elwood! Eventually, the mistake is realized, and a frantic search begins for Elwood and the invisible pooka, which ends with Elwood appearing, voluntarily, at the sanitarium. In the end, however, Veta realizes that she loves her brother and his invisible his best friend just as they are, and doesn’t want either of them to change." Source: Stageagent |
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Production Staff
Director: Trevor Nicol Director's Assistant: Fiona McDonald Stage Manager: Jon King Sound and Lighting: David Russell Wardrobe: Kirsti Sangster Set Design: Jon King Stage Crew: Jon King, Allen Perrin and Sam Jackson Props: Janet Russell and Louise Munro Poster and Programme: Graham Eden Publicity and Social Media: Caroline Nicol Front of House: Fiona Grant Portrait of Harvey: Gordon Taylor |
Cast
Elwood P Dowd: Nicholas Nicol Veta Louise Simmons: Jenni Lomax Myrtle Mae Simmons: Sasha Devine Dr William Chumley: Alan Holling Dr Lyman Sanderson: Darren McMillan Ruth Kelly: Aine O'Shea Betty Chumley: Caroline Nicol Judge Omar Gaffney: Trevor Nicol Duane Wilson: Steven Kelly E.J. Lofgren: Jon King Mrs Ethel Chauvenet: Anne Bamborough Miss Johnson: Louise Munro |
Acknowledgements
Fiona Stuart; Inverness Musical Theatre; Millburn Academy; Ness Bank Church; Freefx.com; Matthias Kremer Photography
Fiona Stuart; Inverness Musical Theatre; Millburn Academy; Ness Bank Church; Freefx.com; Matthias Kremer Photography
Harvey in the News
Margaret Chrystall Pre-Show Publicity
Whatson-North Review
NODA Report
Margaret Chrystall Tweet
Florians Tweet
Whatson-North Review
NODA Report
Margaret Chrystall Tweet
Florians Tweet
Harvey Audience Feedback
"Well done tonight everyone. I really enjoyed it. Hilarious. I had a good laugh. All the best for the rest of the week. Enjoy."
Harvey Gallery
Photographs by Matthias Kremer Photography