The Good Doctor

Written by Neil Simon

Directed by Malcolm Sussman

Evenings:

Fri 9 Feb to Sat 10 Feb
Wed 14 Feb to Sat 17 Feb
Wed 21 Feb to Sat 24 Feb

Matinees:

Sat 10 Feb
Sun 18 Feb

Evening Performances commence at 8:15pm and
Matinee Performances at 2:15 pm.

Unicorn Theatre, Mount Waverley Secondary College,
Lechte Road, Mt. Waverley (Melways Map 61 ref F11)

Please be aware that it may take a little longer to park for matinee performances as the car park is shared with other users of the school property. Peridot recommends adding an extra 10 minutes to your travel time to avoid unnecessary stress.

The Good Doctor

In the late 1800’s Anton Chekhov wrote a series of humorous newspaper articles to pay his way through medical school.The play by one of America’s most acclaimed comic playwrights is based on these hilarious short stories.Vaudevillian in style, with a host of memorable characters, these vignettes resonate with humour and feeling. If laughter is the best medicine this is just what “The Good Doctor” ordered.

About The Good Doctor

"The Good Doctor", of course, is not a play at all. There are sketches, vaudeville scenes, if you will, written with my non-consenting collaborator, Anton Chekhov. Not the Chekhov of The Sea Gull and The Three Sisters, but the young man who wrote humorous articles for the newspapers to pay his way through medical school. It was a pastiche for me, an enjoyable interlude before getting on to bigger things. It was, to digress for a moment, a joyous experience for me. I met my wife doing this one. Some of the scenes worked; others didn't. The marriage, I'm glad to say, did."
NEIL SIMON Los Angeles, Nov. 7th, 1977 (McGovern, 1979)