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About the author Marc Camoletti (November 16, 1923 – July 18, 2003) was a French playwright best known for his classic farce Boeing-Boeing.

Camoletti was born a French citizen in Geneva, Switzerland, though his family had Italian origins. His theatrical career began in 1958 when three of his plays were presented simultaneously in Paris, the first, La Bonne Anna, running for 1300 performances and going on to play throughout the world.

The playwright’s works have been performed in numerous languages in 55 countries. In Paris alone, 18 of his plays have totalled around 20,000 performances in all. Ten of his plays have also been shown on television, the most recent being Sexe et Jalousie, also known as Ding Dong, which was translated into the English language by Tudor Gates.

Camoletti was an Associate of the Société Nationale des Beaux Arts. He was awarded the Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur, one of France's highest honours. He died in Deauville on the Normandy coast in 2003.

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Art4Charity is a  cultural initiative chaired by Jeannette von Skrbensky-Meinl which was founded in 2005 with the target to support carefully selected social projects.

www.art4charity.net

!This year’s project: The focus will be on helping the Clonter Opera to continue to provide training and performance opportunities for emerging artists at key stages in their careers and an educational outreach programme for 2000 children.

Synopsis Bernard has discovered that his wife Jacqueline is having an affair with Robert. Being a reasonable businessman, Bernard gives Robert two options to compensate for the affair: Either he will sleep with Robert's wife in order to keep things even, or he will have him killed.

!Needless to say, Robert chooses to let Bernard sleep with his wife. Scheming to woo her, Bernard arranges an evening meal with both couples present - much too frustrating for their overworked and unpaid maid, Marie-Louise. However, instead of bringing his wife to the dinner, Robert pays Barbara, a call girl, to pose as his wife for the evening. Meanwhile, Jacqueline does not know that Bernard has found out about her affair, and is stunned to learn that their dinner guests are in fact her lover and, supposedly, his wife.

! The situation then becomes even more hilarious and confusing when Robert’s actual wife, Juliette, turns up for dinner!

!The Cast

Paul Campion: Bernard Marcellin

Paul’s most noteable roles include Juror No. 3 in Twelve Angry Men, Marc in Art, Osborne in Journey’s End, Shelley Levene in Glengarry Glen Ross, Graham in A Chip in the Sugar from Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads (all at Bromley Little Theatre), Mole in The Wind in the Willows (Sydenham Arts Festival), Jeremy in The Magic Hour (Soho Theatre) and as Inspector Sweeney in Night of January 16featured in The Son for Everything Is OK Productions, The Tyrants’ Cup for Keen City productions, The Lot for Runaway Factory, Eco for Borderline Films, M.O.N.E.Y. for PB Visions as well as many other shorts, corporate films and commercials. He is also a theatre director, with recent productions of Plaza Suite, Billy Liar, Life x 3 and Calendar Girls to his credit.

!Jeannette von Skrbensky-Meinl: Jacqueline Marcellin

Jeannette von Skrbensky-Meinl studied acting at the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts in London. She has since appeared in numerous plays such as Le Jeu de L’Amour et Du hazard by Marivaux, The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde and Private Lives by Noel Coward performed at Vienna’s English Theatre. She has directed Arms and The Man at the AIS (American International School). Her performances include Dont dress for Dinner by Marc Camoletti, performed at the Schönbrunner Schlosstheater,Vienna, Relatively Speaking by Alan Ayckbourn, Boeing Boeing by Marc Camoletti at the Stadttheater Walfischgasse and Perfect Wedding by Robin Hawdon. She has founded the group „Art4charity” where she raises money for charity through her performances. Jeannette likes to create new projects and enjoys bringing witty plays to the stage.

!!Ellen Butler: Barbara

Ellen has trained at the National Youth Theatre of GB (2005-2012) and has a Drama degree from Goldsmiths College, University of London. Theatre Credits include: Courtesan in The Flames of Paris, Bolshoi Ballet (Royal Opera House), Sarah in You Could Move (Arcola Theatre/Contact Theatre Manchester), Colleen in Proud (Lost Theatre), Katya in The Lower Depths (Theatre Collection), Stephanie in Bagel Club ( Jermyn Street Theatre), Michelle in ‘allo 'allo (London Palladium), Woman 2 in How to Vote (Bush Theatre), Charlotte in The Last Bus Home (Old Red Lion), Sarah in  My House is My Castle (The Roundhouse), Wendy in Amongst Barbarians (National Youth Theatre of GB), Actor in Father’s Inside (National Youth Theatre of GB). Her film credits include: Kate in Magwitch (Viola Films), Helen in Casualty of Love winner of an Honorable. Mention Award in the Short Film Category (Los Angeles New Wave International Film Festival) and Sabina in CASINO 52 (ideastap.com).

!!Piers Hunt: Robert Regnier

Piers Hunt trained at RADA on the MA Theatre Lab course. After graduating from RADA, he received glowing reviews for his portrayal of Lord Darlington in Oscar Wilde’s Lady Windermere's Fan at the Bridewell Theatre. Since then, he has featured in over 15 short films and music videos, a number of which have been put up for awards as well as a feature film, D is for Detroit, which is being released this year. Piers has recently finished performing in Bulgakov's Flight at the Brockley Jack Studio Theatre and also provides the voiceover for a new interactive exhibition at the Museum of London. In addition, he is currently performing in Secret Cinema's new production based on Wes Anderson's film Grand Budapest Hotel.  

!!Emily Corcoran: Juliette Regnier

Emily attended the Arts Educational Schools and is an award winning comedy screen actress. She played the lead in the comedy feature film Sisterhood and won the 'Best Actress' award at the Marbella International Film Festival and was nominated for 'Best Actress' at the British Film Festival in Los Angeles.  Emily has worked with comedy (www.funnyordie.co.uk<http://www.funnyordie.co.uk>) and performed sketches with Neil Mullarky of the comedy club. Last year the feature film Cal was released in which Emily played the comic female lead of Aunty Jane.  Her theatre work includes readings at the Tristan Bates Theatre, workshops for the Young Vic as well as physical theatre work with the Forbidden Theatre Company.

!!Chloë Driver: Marie-Luoise

Graduating from the University of Chichester in 2006, Chloe’s theatre productions include her one woman show From Salt to Scum at The Lion and Unicorn Pub Theatre (2007) and My Ivory Tower at the Camden People's Theatre Scene Pool (2008).  This developed into 2.4 Tadpoles (2008) for Edinburgh Festival (*** The Scotsman).  She also played Martha in Theatre Collective’s Invitation to A Beheading (2012) at The Lord Stanley’s Pub Theatre. Television credits include Black Mirror (2011), The Secret Interview (2012) and Lee Nelson’s Well Funny People (2012) and is due to star in the new Sky Drama Critical (2014). Voice over work includes McDonalds Radio advert (2013). Feature Film credits include Telstar (2007), Bel Ami (2010) and Batman: The Dark Knight Rises (2011). As well as a professional actress, she is a writer, deviser and stand up comedian.

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Helen Abbott: Director

Having trained as an actor at The Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama Helen worked in stage and film for several years before making the move into directing. Helen lived and worked in Vienna for 3 years where she led workshops, master-classes and camps on a variety of subjects from Devising, Approach to Character, Introduction to Shakespeare (with English as a second language) to Musical English and Teaching English through Drama and also directed a production of  A Midsummer Night's Dream. She is now back in London and completing her studies for an MA in Shakespeare and Theatre. Helen also works for an International Theatre Association which takes her around the world producing devised theatre inspired by local history and culture.

!!Kim Money: Stage Manager

Kimberley is a freelance Stage Manager. In 2010 she began studying Stage Management at Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, and graduated last summer with a Ba (Hons): Theatre Practise. Starting on site at university working on mostly devised productions, Kim then got involved with more varied theatre off-site. Such as site specific, dance, outdoor events and more recently film, exhibition and children's theatre work. Her previous productions and work have been with: Shunt, The Olivier Awards, The V&A, Assembly and Zoo spaces at the Edinburgh Fringe, The Vaults festival and many more.

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!Special Thanks

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Rupert Pearson

Isabelle Boyd

Andreas Augustin

Monica Rohan

Genarro Anniello

Victoria von Skrbensky

Bill & Barbara Cullum

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