Noble’s News Autumn 2017
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The welcoming staff at Noble’s are stuck in a Time Warp again!
Comedy show is a hit By Alison Price Lead Clinical Pharmacist
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oble’s Hospital Comedy Show was held on Saturday 24 June at a packed Gaiety Theatre giving a surreal, and sometimes risqué, look at hospital and life on the Isle of Man. Once seen, never forgotten! The show included staff from many different roles – administrators, doctors, health care assistant, nurses, pharmacist, a physiotherapist and a radiographer – and the cast, band, choreographers and backstage crew had a lot of fun putting the show together in their own time. Last year’s show raised £7,000 for charity but this year’s managed to surpass that total, with £8,685.20 donated to Bridge The Gap and the Manx Care Appeal. This year’s script was mainly written by Dr Matt Todd and Mr Ian Wright, but it was a real ensemble production with ideas contributed by all the cast. The show featured sketches, videos,
Hard up consultants consider their pension plans song and dance numbers by the enthusiastic cast. The programme followed a series of ‘apps’ on a tablet screen featuring local weather, duolingo Manx lessons, Isle of Man satnav and Trip Advisor, among others. Our very own Freddie Mercury promised that ‘We Will Rock You’ and then an unforgettable ‘Rocky Horror’-style routine followed the arrival of two junior doctors, who were welcomed by Noble’s staff, including Dr Todd in an amazing outfit as the Trans-Physician. ‘Robodoc’ and ‘SuperVet’ considered how consultations may take place in the future when patients will be treated somewhat differently. The first half closed with
The Full Monty team prepare to leave their hats on
a group of male consultants reviewing their pensions, concluding that finances would be improved by stripping as in ‘The Full Monty’ which they proceeded to do – assisted by a group of the girls in an ingenious shadow-play. The second half opened with the powerful ‘Sound of Silence’ echoing thoughts about the ‘grounds of Noble’s’. Videos featured a hospital version of a ‘Top Gear’ challenge and ‘The Shawshank Redemption’. The ever-popular boy band sang their own version of ‘No Matter What’, focussing on problems associated with smoking – and giving it up. The show concluded with a Grease mega-mix showing
how ‘We Go Together’ and that a ‘Perfect Day’ involved all the hospital helping patients. We would like to thank PokerStars, which has supported the show for the past four years, and the BIG Manx Community, our supporting charity. Unfortunately our director, writer, singing coach and inspiration Dr Todd is leaving Noble’s in September and he will be greatly missed. We would like to thank him for his enthusiasm and wish him all the best for the future. Keep a look out for information on next year’s show – new people are always welcome and there’s no previous experience required!