The Party Guest

Alan, Jack and Lulu once starred together in a production of "the Cherry Orchard". Now, years later, they all meet again by chance after their lives have taken very different paths, with only Alan still clinging on in the 'business' in small walk-on parts. They tell very different stories about their relationship all those years ago, and their reunion is not what any of them would have hoped.

Cast

The Party Guest features:

• Alan: Peter Corrigan
• Jack: David Penrose
• Lulu: Ingrid Corrigan

• Writer/Director: Jacquie Penrose

This play was originally produced as a touring production around local colleges in September of 2009, a free educational event made possible by financial support from Awards for All. However, in 3rd October of that year, it was performed for one night only in the United Reformed Church Hall, North Street, Havant to a sell-out audience as part of Havant Literary Festival. The reception for the play was outstanding and audience reaction was overwhelmingly congratulatory.

The production was reprieved the following year (March 2010) for the opening round of the All England Theatre Festival in Totton, where it almost swept the board winning multiple awards. David Penrose won 'Best Actor' for his portrayal as Jack; both Ingrid Corrigan & Peter Corrigan were nominated for their performances. The play itself was overall runner-up and Writer/Director Jacquie Penrose claimed both 'Best Director' & 'Best Original Script' for her work. As runner-up, the play gained automatic entry to the next round of the competition in June 2010, but sadly the cast and director were unavailable for those dates.

Production Photographs

Students at South Downs College take part in the post-show workshop:

Peter Corrigan as Alan, David Penrose as Jack and Ingrid Corrigan as Lulu: