Don’t Dress for Dinner
Over 2,400 performances.
There were many unpredictable fluctuations in cast over the six-year run of this production – eg, Jane How and Su Pollard, having left in December 1991, returned to their roles for a few months from April 1992. Similarly, Jacki Piper did a year in the show (1993–94), before doing a second, shorter stint ending on 8th April 1995.
Cast & Crew
Cast
| Bernard | John Quayle |
|---|---|
| George | Dougal Lee |
| Jacqueline | Jane How |
| Robert | Simon Cadell |
| Suzanne | Briony Glassco |
| Suzette | Su Pollard |
| Jacqueline (replacement) | Elizabeth Bell
(started 9th December 1991) |
| Robert (replacement) | Simon Ward
(started 9th December 1991) |
| Suzanne (replacement) | Erika Hoffman
(started 9th December 1991) |
| Suzette (replacement) | Patricia Brake
(started 9th December 1991) |
| Bernard (replacement) | Royce Mills
(started July 1992) |
| George (replacement) | Tim Perrin
(started July 1992) |
| Jacqueline (replacement) | Gillian Eaton
(started July 1992) |
| Suzanne (replacement) | Judy Graham
(started July 1992) |
| Suzette (replacement) | Sue Hodge
(started July 1992) |
| Jacqueline (replacement) | Jacki Piper
(started 1993) |
| George (replacement) | Tim Killick
(started 1994) |
| Jacqueline (replacement) | Judy Graham
(started 1994) |
| Robert (replacement) | Michael Sharvell-Martin
(started 1994) |
| Suzanne (replacement) | Sarah Joseph
(started 1994) |
| Suzette (replacement) | Deborah Watling
(started 1994) |
| Jacqueline (replacement) | Jacqueline Clarke
(started 1995) |
| Robert (replacement) | Jeremy Bulloch
(started 1995) |
| Suzanne (replacement) | Ruby Snape
(started 1995) |
| Suzette (replacement) | Jane Shakespeare
(started 1995) |
Crew | |
| Adaptation | Robin Hawdon |
| Designer | Peter Rice |
| Director | Peter Farago |
| Lighting | Mick Hughes |
| Stage Manager | Patsy Morgan |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Deborah Fox |
| Assistant Stage Manager | Stuart Nurse |
| Company Manager | Robert Stafford |
| Costume Supervisor | Yvonne Milnes |
| Wardrobe Mistress | Cynthia Cann |
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Play description
DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER is set in a country house some distance from Paris. Bernard and his wife, Jacqueline, have converted an old farm building to use at weekends. On this weekend, Bernard is planning to entertain his mistress while Jacqueline visits her mother. He’s quickly out-manoeuvred by his stylish wife when she discovers that his alibi, her lover Robert, is coming to keep Bernard company. Add a cordon bleu cook who’s mistaken for the mistress and you have all the ingredients for a naughty French weekend.
A previous adaptation of this play, HAPPY BIRTHDAY by Beverley Cross, was presented at the Apollo Theatre in 1979.
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