Norwood Actor Appears in Footlighters’ Laugh-filled Comedy

The Walpole Footlighters are warming up winter at their Playhouse on Scout Rd. in East Walpole, where they rehearse for the opening of their next show, “Don’t Dress for Dinner”. In the cast of this hilarious comedy is Norwood’s Andrew Bradley. The show will be performed weekends from February 3 to February19.. This is the second production of the Walpole Footlighters 2016-2017 season, their 92nd in continuous operation.
Norwood resident Andrew Bradley returns to the Footlighters stage in the role of George after a multi-year hiatus. Prior roles on stage were as Nick in “Over the River and Through the Woods” and Alan in “Picnic,” as well as backstage responsibilities. Bradley has further experience with the Gazebo Players of Medfield in several of their Shakespeare in the Park productions.
Written by Marc Camoletti and adapted by Robin Howdon, “Don’t Dress for Dinner” follows the two major characters, Bernard and Robert, and their various hilarious misadventures. Footlighter audiences may recall the previous farce with these two men from their 2014 production of “Boeing Boeing”.
In this follow-up, Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, while his wife, Jacqueline is away. He has arranged for a Cordon Bleu cook to prepare gourmet delights, and has invited his best friend, Robert, to provide the alibi. It’s foolproof, what could possibly go wrong? Well, suppose Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers, and consequently determined that Jacqueline will NOT leave for the weekend. Suppose the cook has to pretend to be the mistress and the mistress is unable to cook. Suppose everyone’s alibi gets confused with everyone else’s. An evening of hilarious confusion ensues as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed.
The show is directed by Dan Delaporta. It will be performed February 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 at 8:00 PM and Sunday Matinee February 12 and 19 at 2:00 PM.
Tickets are $20 and may be obtained by calling 508-668-8446 or on the Footlighters website at www.footlighters.com.