Doctors dot com

‘Doctors dot com’ written and directed by WA lad, John Gill, for JR Productions, is showing at the Subiaco Arts Centre in Hamersley Road, Subiaco at 8.00 pm until Saturday 31^st May.

            The scene is an opulent house in Dalkeith, which is converted church. It is the home of naturopath Emma (Anna Brockway) and her medical doctor husband, Roger (Glenn Hall). They have very different outlooks on lifestyle and the money to be made from treating their patients. Roger moves in the circle of highflying surgeons such as lecherous Larry (Graham Mitchell) who will chat up anything in a skirt. Emma, on the other hand, has a sympathetic friend in dirt-digging journalist Rick (Igor Sas), who despises the way medicine has become linked to the large pharmaceutical companies.
Cinnamon (Summer Williams) is the ambitious, but slightly bimbo-like, sexy practice manager for Roger, whom she fancies.

Great set by Richard Hartley. A cameo (or should this be a Cameron) appearance by ABC’s Eoin brought a cheer.

This play is described as ‘a comedy, which will make you think’. Unfortunately, I found it quite a serious play, with a good, original storyline and many well-researched ideas, with periods of humour and some very funny lines.
I felt that the talented cast of comedians were fighting against a very densely written script, which at one stage sounded like a passage typical of Gordon Ramsey’s kitchen. The genres were mixed. A light hearted comedy calls for a much more lose script. The play would benefit from a few honest comments and modifications from a trusted friend. I did enjoy it, but despite the huge amount of work and skill, I felt it could have been so much more.