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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''''Infirmary Tales''''' was a play produced at the Liverpool Everyman Theatre during it's 19th season in Christmas [[1983]]. Described as "an evening of agonised glee," contributor [[Wikipedia:Philip Whitchurch|Phil Whitchurch]] was inspired for the play after slipping on ice in a [[1982]] New Year's celebration and breaking his collar bone.<br />
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After coming out of the emergency room, he announced his idea for a musical, and local writers were asked to contribute.<br />
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Of course, [[Brian Jacques]] was one of them, along with Bob Eaton, Beryl Martindale,<br />
[[Wikipedia:George Costigan|George Costigan]], Dennis Wainwright and [[Wikipedia:Alan Bleasdale|Alan Bleasdale]].<br />
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===Players===<br />
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*Mary Cunningham<br />
*Jane Hollowood<br />
*[[Wikipedia:John McArdle|John McArdle]]<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Victor McGuire|Victor McGuire]]<br />
*Lynda Rooke<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Philip Whitchurch|Phil Whitchurch]]<br />
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===Crew===<br />
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*Director: Bob Eaton<br />
*Set Design: Sue Mayes<br />
*Costume Design: Sue Mayes<br />
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===Running Order===<br />
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*Sister Cunningham demonstrates the Indian Shirt Trick<br />
*''Infirmary Tales: a Musical Welcome to Casualty''<br />
*''Scars'' by Phil Whitchurch<br />
*'''''The Docker’s Tale by Brian Jacques'''''<br />
*''A Demonstration of Surgical Elastic Relationships'' by Beryl Martindale<br />
*''The Fowler’s Tale'' by George Costigan<br />
*''At the Op'' by Bob Eaton<br />
*Removal of Razor Blades from the Stomach<br />
*''Tommy’s Tale'' by Dennis Wainwright<br />
*Hypnosis in medicine<br />
*''In the Bleak Midwinter'' by Bob Eaton<br />
*''Doctors and Nurses'', a poem by Bob Eaton<br />
*''Only Here on a Message'' by Alan Bleasdale <br />
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===''The Docker’s Tale''===<br />
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Brian Jacques' play ''The Docker's Tale'' is a short, 12-page comedy.<br />
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====Characters====<br />
*Ted<br />
*Scoops<br />
*Chris<br />
*Sister<br />
*Policewoman<br />
*Ada<br />
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====Plot====<br />
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After Chris is accidentally injured while drinking, he schemes with his pal Scoops to pretend that the event actually happened at work, and attempts to take advantage of their union, led by Ted.<br />
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The Sister tries to provide medical treatment to Chris, who protests the need for a shot.<br />
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In the process, a law enforcement officer arrives to investigate the accident, as does Ada, Chris' wife.<br />
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When Ada insists that the Sister should be allowed to inject Chris with a needle, his pants are removed, and it is revealed that he's stolen from his workplace.<br />
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The policewoman swiftly moves to arrest Chris for his crimes.<br />
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This item was featured in the [[User_blog:LordTBT/News:Redwall_Collectors_Community:_Infirmary_Tales|Redwall Collectors Community series]].<br />
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