News just in: The Bill’s Trudie Goodwin is to star in the world premiere of Mrs Reynolds And The Ruffian, by Gary Owen, at the Watford Palace Theatre.
As the press release reveals:
Trudie Goodwin, perhaps best known as Sergeant June Ackland in The Bill, will star as Mrs Reynolds in the world premiere of Mrs Reynolds and the Ruffian, a play about modern Britain by Gary Owen, Watford Associate and writer of the 2007 hit, We That Are Left.
Mrs Reynolds is a ‘little old lady’ and Jay, a troubled youth caught vandalising her garden. As community payback, Jay is sent back to help Mrs Reynolds fix the damage he caused.
At first glance this is a simple tale of two generations locked in battle. Mrs Reynolds standing up for traditional values with her ‘nice little house, nice little garden and nice little life’ vs Jay, the textbook chain-smoking hoodie prowling the urban jungle demanding respect but offering little in return.
But there is more to each character than the other suspects. Just as they think they have the measure of each other, something new and shocking is revealed.
Mrs Reynolds And The Ruffian explores human nature and friendship in the social climate of a modern Britain, giving a warm, funny and wise glimpse into the way we live now.
Trudie Goodwin appeared as Sergeant June Ackland in The Bill from 1983 until 2007 making her the longest serving cast member of The Bill. Theatre work includes; Twelfth Night (Swan Theatre), Drink the Mercury, Lucy in the Sky and Dragon Rock (all Phoenix Theatre), Godspell (Young Vic), Womerang (Soho Poly), The Beggars Opera (Lyric Hammersmith) and I Do Like to Be (Tricycle Theatre).
Mrs Reynolds And The Ruffian, Watford Palace Theatre, 15 April-8 May, 7.45pm (matinees 2.30pm), £10-£22.50, 01923 225 671, www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk
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