Text Box: A surreal look at pain and the choices people make regarding it. See one woman become many different characters, some funny, some tragic and some that make you glad you’re you and not them. All are linked by their suffering and the one woman who can offer them relief… Or can she?

 

“….splendidly performed and

written Jane Russell cleverly plays numerous, well-differentiated roles.” Wal Eastman, The Mercury.

The Pharmacist

Edinburgh Fringe 07

Shakespeare in the Gardens | The company, The people, The history | The Taming of the Shrew 2007 Season Details | “The Pharmacist” at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

Phone: 0418 594 119

Email: directions_theatre@yahoo.com.au

To contact us:

Directions Theatre Pty Ltd

COME TO…….

Sweet Grassmarket

City 2.

Apex City Hotel

61 Grassmarket, Edinburgh
Text Box: The Pharmacist, written by Jane and directed by Ingrid Ganley, tells the story of a day in the life of a pharmacist and many of the people who come into her Pharmacy. Her customers range from hypochondriacs and addicts to more pragmatic customers and alternate 'self-healers'. These visits are punctuated by a call from the ubiquitous drug company representative and flashbacks to her university pharmacy professor.

 

13th-27th August 2007

 

At 16.20

 

Performance length : 50mins

 

Cost: £7.50(£6.50)

 
Text Box: EDINBURGH REVIEW!!!!!!!!! I've done it, I've actually done it! I've found one of those mythical 'hidden gems' on the Fringe. Tucked away in the Apex Hotel, this one woman production is a tour de force. Detailing the daily workings of a pharmacy and its customers, the show is beautifully written and flawlessly performed by Australian Jane Russell, who tells the tale as the pharmaceutical counter girl, but morphs into pill hungry grannies and sleaze bag pharmaceutical salesmen at the drop of a hat. At once funny and insightful, this is a brilliantly simple piece, made even better by a bravura performance. So let me prescribe you 'The Pharmacist'. Side effects include a natural high and occasional smugness, leading to incessant bragging about 'hidden gems.' 4/5 Stars Patrick Low Three Weeks" 21 Aug 2007

 

Remarkably Jane plays all nine characters in this 50-minute tour-de-force!
Text Box: Winner of Best Female Actor Award at the Hobart One Act Festival. Text Box: http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?