Communicating Doors is a play written in 1994 by Alan Ayckbourn. The setting is a hotel suite that moves through time from 1974 to 2014. The central character, Poopay, must save herself from the murderous Julian by preventing the murders of Reece's two wives.
Cast and characters
Characters Reece (A businessman, aged 30 & 70) Jessica (His first wife, aged 25 & 45) Ruella (His second wife, aged 45) Julian (His business associate, aged 45 & 65) Poopay (Phoebe) (A prostitute, aged 33) Harold (A house detective, aged 35 & 55)
Character Stephen Joseph Theatre (Original Production)(1992) Gielgud Theatre(1995) Savoy Theatre(1996) Variety Arts Theatre (off-Broadway)(1998) Menier Chocolate Factory(2015) Poopay/Phoebe Adie Allen Jane Slavin Mary-Louise Parker Rachel Tucker Julian Richard Durden Ken Bones Gerrit Graham David Bamber Reece John Hudson Laurence Kennedy Tom Backett Robert Portal Ruella Liz Crowther Julia McKenzie Angela Thorne Patricia Hodges Imogen Stubbs Harold Nick Stringer John Arthur David McCallum Matthew Cottle Jessica Sarah Markland Eleanor Tremain Candy Buckley Lucy Briggs-Owen
References
External links Communicating Doors on official Ayckbourn site