Lumbago Theatre Company presents
ONE JAB CURES ALL
by Lloyd Evans
It’s happened. The ultimate scientific breakthrough. Boffins discover a drug that heals everything.
Max is a scientist in a secret lab who stumbles on a cure for all diseases. His boss, Judy, decides to sell it privately to millionaires but Max wants it distributed free to everyone. He smuggles out a batch of samples to a nearby hospital. When his teenage daughter, Felicity, joins the rebellion, Judy orders a junior researcher, Vic, to guard her. But they fall in love and together they plot to seize control of the lab. Meanwhile Judy has a secret plan to deal with the troublemakers permanently.
One Jab Cures All asks a question that scientists don’t want to hear: if they cured everything would they tell us? A new scientific comedy about medics, morals and miracles.
Directed by Matthew Parker and written by Lloyd Evans, author of Dom – the Play and Who’s the Daddy?
Cast
- Dr Max: Rob Pomfret
- Dr Judy: Sophie Mackall
- Vic: Jay Warn
- Felicity: Lauren Whitehill
Creatives
- Producer: Lumbago Theatre Company
- Writer: Lloyd Evans
- Director: Matthew Parker
- Designer: Alice Carroll
- Lighting Designer: Nat Green
- Stage Manager: Beth Scott
Director Matthew Parker skilfully steers his cast around the confines of the stage, blending well the slapstick with the biting dialogue
One of the best written and best performed pieces I have seen in independent theatre
The section where the power goes on and off provides some classic comedy moments teased into the play by director Matthew Parker
Riotous fun.. As a farce ONE JAB CURES ALL works a treat.
Director Matthew Parker keeps our attention so we can enjoy writer Lloyd Evans’ creative
humour
