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Natalie Marcus-McBride

Director's Commentary  It's our Michael Snelgrove season! It was a total coincidence that Helen had chosen Hidden Meanings and I’d picked Bums On Seats. We must have been keeping Mr S in royalties single handedly in 1999. Unfortunately Trevor dropped out after one week, leaving me to play the thankless part of Werner the suicidal rabbit but I (once again) persuaded Natalie to rejoin after a lengthy absence. This was a riot to rehearse but it wasn't all fun and games - Ailsa claimed she’d never been worked so hard. But it all paid off in the end - on opening night, after playing her first scene as the bewildered Estelle against Andy's intense and pretentious Benedict Thrush (pronounced "Throosh"), Sharon got a (well deserved) round of applause. She was embarrassed. I was grinning from ear to ear! David

Quote, Unquote  What a lot of strange and sad characters all brought together. Loved my character, an aging wannabe starlet, full of pretension, but prepared to work as an usherette just to be in the theatre, darling! A lovely trio with Val and Helen - the usherette's usherette. Best moment? Jonathan’s bit where he forgets his line, and we hear what’s going through his mind. Been there, felt like that!! Ailsa
"What the bloody hell was that? I didn't understand a word!" Absolutely demented. Where to start? Jonathan's breakdown, Sharon's tour de force under hypnosis, my Nam flashbacks. Huge fun Andy
What a witty play. Loved the Greek chorus of usherettes and another Betty appearance Sharon
Weird Brechtian style signs and bizarre bloody set Joanne
Slapped yet again Jonathan

Was I In That One?  Another rare outing for stage manager Betty as eccentric American religious zillionaire Aaron Zoffany III.