Dates
27 – 29 April 2023
Location
EGO Arts Venue, Jesson House, Cook St, Coventry
Synopsis
When residents of Beaver’s Bottom discover that the recipe for the elixir of life was misplaced somewhere in their local museum, they take jobs there each hoping they’ll be the first to find it, sell it, and become a millionaire.
A Recipe for Disaster is a fantasy mystery heist with shock twists and slapstick comedy. An original play brought to you by Coventry’s EGO Arts, starring a community ensemble of 14 to 25 year olds with learning disabilities and/or autism.
Cast
| Mary McMaryson | Charlotte Berridge |
| Suzy Snoop | Katy Coffey |
| Pepper | Shannon Saltmarsh |
| Alia | Nin Sidhu |
| Jiminy McTimony | Conor Tyrrell |
| Simone Thompson | Josh Ranger |
| Sid Thompson | Alex Phillips |
| Isabella May | Erin Flint |
| Barbara Aye | Cleo Jones |
| Stan Help | Marcus Myrie |
| Peter Potts | Sean Cooney |
| Nanna Potts | Emily Crilly |
| Grandad Potts | Kieran Palmer |
| Ben Rich | Thomas Jefferies |
| Karbie Rich | Daniya Chaudhry |
Credits
| Devised by | Alter EGO Ensemble |
| Directed by | Conor Tyrrell & Kimisha Lewis |
| Written by | Georgina Egan & Corinne Robinson |
| Music & Sound Design | Tim Egan |
| Lighting | Georgina Egan |
| Set & Props | Jane Bush, Emma Ranić, Lewis Smallridge & the EGO Creates ensemble |
| Stage Management | Dianne Nicholson, Corinne Robinson & Lewis Smallridge |
| Costume | Lewis Smallridge |
| Marketing | Francis Stojsavljevic & Kyle Wilson |
| Poster Artwork | Emma Ranić |
| Photography | Andrew Moore |