Last week I attended the Opening Night of It Runs in the Family at the Hamilton Family Theatre in Cambridge Ontario. Once inside the theatre you noticed that The Mattamy Auditorium had some strange scenery. There were snowflakes projected on the curtains and there were Christmas Carols playing over the audio system. This was to transport the audience to St. Andrew's Hospital in the midst of the busy Christmas Season. As the show begins we learn that Dr. Mortimore is about to give an important speech while the other Hospital staff are consumed by their regular duties as well as learning their parts for the Christmas Panto. This already confusing time is about to get a whole lot more chaotic as a nurse from Dr. Mortimore's past shows up unexpectedly. She refuses to leave until she explains to him why his past transgressions are about to impact him, and if he doesn't do something soon the whole Hospital will be turned upside down.
Neurologists from around the world are gathering at St. Andrews Hospital to hear Dr. Mortimore deliver the prestigious Ponsonby Lecture, but his shady past is catching up with him at the most inopportune time. It seems that Dr. Mortimore had a brief liaison with nurse Jane Tate many years ago – resulting in an enraged, illegitimate son who appears on the scene looking for the father he never knew.
Desperate to protect his reputation and keep his lusty libido hidden from his wife, Dr. Mortimore enlists the help of his colleague, the unassuming Dr. Hubert Bonney. Unfortunately, the dynamic duo only succeeds in spinning a web of mayhem and madness that gets worse by the minute.
Little white lies soon grow into gigantic whoppers, and more and more characters get helplessly tangled in the series of ludicrously improbable events. The story is structured like a house of cards, as it builds up with one frantic situation after another, but ultimately, it’s the audience that collapses – with laughter.
This British Farce is sure to tickle your funny bone! Director Alex Mustakas made sure of that. In his opening remarks, he mentioned how we all deserved to laugh together again
Get Your Tickets Now
It Runs in the Family runs until August 28th so now is the time to grab your tickets
It Runs in the Family is on stage from August 11 to August 28 at the Hamilton Family Theatre Cambridge. Regular performance tickets are $53 for adults, $32 for youth under 20 years of age and $43 for groups of 20 or more and select Discount Dates. HST is applicable to all ticket prices. Tickets may be purchased in person at any Drayton Entertainment Box Office, by calling the Box Office at 519-621-8000 or toll free at 1-855-drayton (372-9866), or online at www.draytonentertainment.com.
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