Director's Commentary  Sleepers Awake was my first attempt at directing, and I vowed I would never do it again. (Hmmmm!) I can't remember how this one came to be chosen! My recollection is that rehearsals were fairly light hearted, Ray and Sharon put on a brave show, and Dave Barber played Dave Barber!! For some reason my outstanding memory is trying to choreograph Sharon and Ray pacing up and down in opposite directions, and trying to time them turning round at the same moment despite having their backs to each other (but I can't remember why) Ailsa

The Audience Won't Notice  On the last night Dave had been humming "Mrs Robinson" to himself all night in the dressing room so, as soon as he got on stage, he enquired if Ray and Sharon were "Mr and Mrs Robinson?" which was unfortunate as THE main plot point of the play was that Ron and Jenny had the rather unusual surname of Rainbow.

Quote, Unquote  I'll never forget Dave's faux pas with the name. Cue frantic thoughts as to how to get out of that one when he susses it and gets it right. Fright central Sharon
Ron Rainbow was a boring git in a series of unfortunate cardigans, an experience that made me even more determined NEVER to wear one of the bloody things for the rest of my life.  Another show stopping performance by Dave Barber as a dodgy KGB agent made it a very happy occasion Ray

The Critics Rave  The Haltemprice Herald did make it to this one but, "pressure on space wiped out the report upon the Chameleon Players Sleeper's Awake". We received an abundance of acclaim from them for the next two years until the paper folded.

Was I In That One? Kerry wouldn’t make another appearance with us until House Of Dracula so she's long overdue another one.