Touch Wood (2007)

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Nick Warburton
Yes

Stephen Joseph Theatre
The Round
Round

28 June 2007
3 July 2007
29 August 2007
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Tamara Harvey
Lucy Osborne
James Farncombe
Alison de Burgh
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Character
Terence
Ken
Richard
Anne
Margaret
Catryn Fray
Mary Hely
Emma Hanson

Actor
Mike Burnside
Timothy Kightley
Ben Lambert
Ruth Gibson
Elaine Claxton

Why is this play significant?

The full-length debut of Nick Warburton at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, who had previously written a number of short plays and would go on to success particularly as a writer for the radio. The play was advertised as the 100th work to premiere at the company's third home, the Stephen Joseph Theatre, but it later transpired Alan Ayckbourn's Awaking Beauty was actually the 100th play.

Notes

○ Touch Wood was promoted as the 100th new play to be presented in the Stephen Joseph Theatre since the company moved to the venue in 1996. Subsequent research has seen that number revised and Alan Ayckbourn's Awaking Beauty was actually the 100th new production at the venue.
○ Touch Wood marked the full-length debut of Nick Warburton at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, who had previously had several one act plays premiered during as lunch-time production in The Restaurant in the venue.
All research for this page by Simon Murgatroyd.