Love, Politics and Dirty Laundry

An evening of American one-act plays

By David Auburn and by David Ives

Directed by Valerie Doyle

One evening, three short plays by two US-playwrights. Our audience had the chance to see our award-winning production of “Amateurs” by David Auburn which had received the awards for best production and best actress at the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies – FEATS 2012 in Luxembourg. "Soap Opera" by David Ives was the play the Hamburg Players took to FEATS in 2016 in Brussels.

Amateurs

by David Auburn

Politics and ethics collide when a young woman confronts an older political operative whom she believes helped wreck her father's career.

The Hamburg Players’ entry at the Festival of European Anglophone Theatrical Societies (FEATS) in Luxembourg 2014, awarded prizes for best production and best actress (Ellen Bergman).

Cast:

Man:
Jonathan Greenman

Woman:
Ellen Bergman

Secretary:
Mathilde Berry

Sure Thing

by David Ives

A classic of contemporary comedy where two people meet in a café and find their way through a conversational minefield as a stage bell interrupts their false starts, gaffes, and faux pas on the way to falling in love.

Cast:

Bill:
Alexander Armster-Wikoff

Betty:
Madeleine Lange

Soap Opera

by David Ives

A washing-machine repairman falls in love with a picture-perfect washer. Should he tell his girlfriend Mabel? Is the washer two-timing him with a dryer? Stay tuned!

At FEATS 2016 in Brussels this production won the Adjudicator's Discretionary Award.