blackmore theatre
welcomes the return of Creative Cow Theatre Company with their production of
TRAVELS WITH
MY AUNT
from the
novel by Graham Greene
adapted for the stage by Giles Havergal
Four actors will
take on over 20 characters in this hilarious mad cap dash around the world with
- Henry Pulling. He is a retired suburban bank manager with a penchant for
dahlias.
He meets his eccentric Aunt Augusta at what he supposes to be his mother's
funeral. She persuades him to abandon his dahlias and travel with her to
Brighton, Paris, Istanbul and across the world to Paraguay.
Through Aunt Augusta, a veteran of hotel bedrooms and shady associates, Henry
joins a shifty twilight society of pot smoking hippies, war criminals, men from
the CIA and hard core art smugglers. To his aunt’s great delight, he finds
himself coming alive as he puts his former dull and predictable life behind
him.
Travels with my Aunt not only gives us
intoxicating entertainment, but also confronts us with some of the most
perplexing of human dilemmas.
It was first a novel by Graham Greene which was adapted for film in 1972, starring Maggie Smith and Alec McCowen.
Giles Havergal wrote this version for the stage in 1989.
It’s on at the Blackmore Friday and Saturday 4th and 5th December. Tickets (£9) are available from the Tourist Information Centre (01395-222299).