Gotcha! Flyer (1)
“This is where things get really, really scary. I looked at the front, scary, I looked round the side, scary, I looked around the back, very very scary.”
A spooky house, a lost ball and a brother and sister for whom things are about to take a sinister turn.
Gotcha! was the story of Sarah and Sam and a very strange old man on a mad mission to transform himself back into a child when lightning strikes.
This comic, contemporary Frankenstein tale was full of fast action, laughs and some serious thrills, and toured nationally to venues.
You can access the script of this play via the British Library’s MPS Modern Playscripts Collection.
Designer, Alison Cartledge talks about the set design for Gotcha!, a comic tale about a contemporary Frankenstein for 5 to 10 year olds. Interviewed by Toni Tsaera.
I have fond memories of my time at the theatre. It was a long time ago but I recall how nice the staff were and how much I loved my costume! Gotcha was a lovely show to be part of, although you never knew if the kids were going to find it too scary. There were a few children who cried but most loved it.
We had a lovely stage manager who really looked after us on tour and Shelly who played my sister in the show was great to work with but was often the victim of my practical jokes. Thankfully she always saw the funny side!
Gotcha! – Soundtrack
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