Communicating Doors
by
Alan Ayckbourn
June
2024
SYNOPSIS
Communicating Doors is an intricate time-travelling comic thriller by the British master of farcical comedy, Alan Ayckbourn. A sex worker from the future (2044) by the name of Poopay stumbles into a murder plot that sends her, compliments of a unique set of hotel doors, travelling back in time. She and two women who were murdered in 2024 and 2004 race back and forth in time trying to rewrite history and prevent their own violent ends. The frantic race begins when Poopay is hired for an evening at the Regal Hotel by an old man who eschews a fling in favour of confessing his role in the demise of his wives. Now a target, Poopay flees into the vestibule and somehow triggers the time machine.
DIRECTOR
Mimi Sajin
CAST
Julian
Eli Melvin
Poopay
Karen Sarmiento
Reece
Pepper Lebeck-Jobe
Ruella
Natascha Szabo
Harold
Shai Itzkovich
Jessica
Joëlle Salome Stocker
PRODUCTION PHOTOS
BEHIND THE SCENES
Production Coordinator
Artemi Bendandi
Production Stage Manager
Jarred Davis
Stage Manager
Jim Carson
Assistant Stage Manager
Haris Habibija, Michael Haltigan, Kathleen Lowe-Bonnot, Yeva-Maria Onufryk
Rehearsal Assistant
Amber Daughtry
Set Design
Tim Purdue, Oli Pont
Set Construction
Jim Carson, Jarred Davis, Johannes Frohnhofen, Pepper Lebeck-Jobe, Marco Selvatici, Karen Sarmiento, Tim Purdue, Jean-Baptiste Vigouroux, Members of ZEST
Head of Sound
Tim Purdue
Head of Sound
Edoardo Siano
Head of Lighting
Johannes Frohnhofen, Tiina Palojärvi
Lighting & Sound Team
Susan De Paul, Fabian Kuratli, Martin Russell, Deborah Sommers
Head of Props
Gwen Grieve
Props Mentor
Karen Siber
Specialty Props
Skye Hudson Daniels
Props Team
Robert Flitcroft, Alexandra Moser, Connie Washington
Set Dressing Lead
Carole Hamer
Stage Crew
Jeanette Abplanalp, Meg Adams, Kristina Eiviler, Carole Hamer, Nico Kowalski, Mariko Makhmutova, Jenna McKellips, Fabian Kuratli, Valeria Valerio
Language Coach
Anne Jiricny
Stunt Coordinator
Pepper Lebeck-Jobe
Head of Costumes
Dana Ryffle
Costumes Assistant
Lesley Hammond
Head of Hair & Makeup
Bettina Ament
Hair & Makeup Team
Raiza Hauser
Prompt Lead
Irene Lautenbach
Prompt Team
Beatrice Hungerbühler, Karen Neil
Head of Publicity
Heather Hsieh
Photography
Silvia Fanoni, Oli Pont
Videography
Daniele Dagani, Kunal Divekar
Poster & Programme Artwork
Kat Cameron
Head of Ticketing & Box Office
Alessio Del Toro
Ticketing & Box Office
Phil Margolis, Andrea-Manuela Rüttiman, Tricia Schmid
Front of House Organizer
Mimi Sajin
Front of House Lead
Chantal Imhof
Front of House, Get-in, Get-out
Members of ZEST
Catering
Valery Niggli, Anna-Marie Rüttiman, Anne Weber
Transportation Team
Skye Hudson Daniels, Oli Pont, Tim Purdue
Special Thanks
Katya Ankudinov, Ruxandra Seremet