Me and My Friend

This very different play, which has been described as being funny and extremely
powerful, tells the story of four individuals (Bunny, Oz, Julia and Robin), all former
mental health patients, who have recently been released from a psychiatric hospital
into a ‘Care in the Community’ scheme — an early-release programme for such
patients. They live in two small council flats, somewhere in England, and are trying to
get themselves jobs and gradually fit themselves back into society.
Bunny and Oz (two men who are both around 40 years old) conduct fantasy
interviews for jobs they will never get, while the two women, Julia and Robin (in their
late 20s – early 30s) try to ‘make plans’ as urged to do by the hospital. The action
switches between the everyday and the characters’ own psychoses. In a series of
interactions and monologues they share with us their hopes and dreams. The four
patients meet when Oz throws a party.

Cast and crew

Director

Nigel Ensor

Cast

Oz - Wyeth Chalmers
Bunny - Steve McNamara
Robyn - Kate Lindsay
Julia - Denise Casey

Crew

Set Construction - Andrew Cook
Stage Manager - John Campbell
Assistant Stage Manager - Sarah Williamson
Lighting - Ian Leslie
Lighting Assistant - Sam Dent
Wardrobe - Rachael McCann
Props - Emily Duncan
Poster Design - Andrew Cook
Photography - Melanie Peters
Publicity - Roslyn Nijenhuis
Front of House - Kathy Creswell-Moorcock