Charley's Aunt
The Vagabond Players
Presents
Charley's Aunt
A fast, frantic and sidesplitting British farce!
Charley`s rich aunt, Donna Lucia, is visiting from Brazil and the timing couldn`t be better. Her presence as a chaperone will allow Charley and his friend, Jack, to ask their respective true loves, Amy and Kitty, for their hands in marriage. But time is ticking, so where is Charley`s Aunt? On learning she will be delayed, they blackmail their friend, Lord Fancourt Babberley, to pose as Donna Lucia, but when Jack`s newly impoverished father arrives, along with the girls` greedy guardian, `Babbs` becomes the most popular widow in town…..and then Charley`s real aunt arrives!
Kyle Wipp stars as Babbs Babberley, the hapless student who is forced to impersonate Charley’s Aunt. Adam Timler and Alex Ross play fellow students, Charley and Jack, while Ashley Chodat and Elizabeth Drummond are Amy and Kitty, the girls that they love. The real aunt is played by Isabel Mendenhall, and Ryan Johnson takes the role of Amy’s lovelorn guardian. The fine cast is rounded out by Richard Wiens as Colonel Sir Frances Chesney Bart, Roger Monk as Brassett, Jack’s butler, and Valeria Ascolese as Ela Delahay, the pretty orphan who catches Babbs Babberley’s eye. Directed by Dale Kelly, this classic comedy ran for 1,466 performances when it opened in 1892 and it has been delighting audiences ever since. Don`t miss it!
June 1 - 25, 2017 Thursday to Saturday - 8:00 pm, Sunday matinees - 2:00 pm The Bernie Legge Theatre, Queen’s Park, New Westminster Tickets: $17, Seniors/Youth: $15 $12 previews on June 1 & 2 Purchase your tickets at www.vagabondplayers.ca/tickets or call 604-521-0412
