Orang-utan
Story will Grip Theatre Goers
Frank
Sumatra
South
Shields
Customs House
Monday 9th March
2015
An
award-winning playwright is returning to The Customs House next week.
Mike
Yeaman, who has penned success stories Lucky Numbers and Canoeing For Beginners,
brings his latest show, Frank Sumatra, to the Mill Dam venue on Monday.
This
dark and surreal comedy is performed live in the style of a radio drama at the
venue’s studio from 8pm.
Mike,
whose plays have been performed all over the world, said: “I’m thrilled to be
back at The Customs House with my new play. Imagine Paddington Bear gone wrong.
And not a bear. Bev and Keith are a nice
young couple who do their bit for the environment. They have a weekly organic
veg box delivered and pay ten quid a month to the World Wildlife Fund to
sponsor an orphaned baby orang-utan in a Sumatran ape sanctuary. They’re also
trying very hard to have a baby of their own to make life complete. But then
their orang-utan turns up on the doorstep in search of his adoptive parents. The
cute baby on a website is now a lolloping 13st of hair and muscle. Frank soon
has his grippy feet firmly under the table and Bev and Keith are flung into parental
angst dealing with a belligerent teenager with no moral compass. “
Lucky
Numbers, starring Hebburn’s Pat Dunn, played to hundreds at the venue in
October and Customs House Executive Director Ray Spencer, MBE, is looking
forward to seeing Mike’s latest show. He added: “We’re delighted to have Mike
back with us next week. It sounds like a somewhat surreal piece but I’m with
Mike at the helm it’s sure to be a must-see.” Read the Jowheretogo Lucky Numbers review
Tickets
Tickets
for Frank Sumatra are £11 and are available from the box office on (0191) 454
1234 or by visiting www.customshouse.co.uk
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