The Cut Of Her Jib

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A wicked, gin-soaked dark comedy set on a stormy Edinburgh Hogmanay. Belinda Crabbs’ husband disappears, leaving behind police tape and three decades of marital fatigue. Enter Barbara, the cleaner with forensic instincts and impeccable timing.

What follows is a razor-sharp dismantling of marriage, class and sex. Delivered with biting one-liners and delicious cruelty. Female rage detonates. Widowhood, it turns out, can be an upgrade and menopause absolute murder.

From the multi award-winning writer of Sex, Chips & Ouzo, Glasgow Hard Tickets, Death of a Playboy, The Devil Wears Primark. ‘A rip-roaring delight!’ (Independent). ‘Brilliant’ (Scotsman).

• Theatre
• £15.00
• 7-15 August 2026
• 50 minutes
• Age 14+ (Guideline)

The Cut of Her Jib

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The Cut of Her Jib
By award-winning comedy writer Kathleen Ruddy

The marriage was dead – they’re just getting rid of the body.
One stormy Hogmanay in Edinburgh a man goes missing, enter the wife, a possible mistress and the cleaner dissecting thirty years of men and marriage – where widowhood is an upgrade and menopause is pure murder.

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Jack and the Beanstalk by Rubber Ear Productions

Award-winning comedy theatre company have agreed residency in new theatre space to perform throughout the year – starting with a panto this December.

The exciting new schedule begins with a panto, Jack and the Beanstalk, which will be performed in early December, with the venue providing food and drink for parents and children in an exclusive offer.

VERY IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Some of you may be confused about the location of the theatre for Jack and the Beanstalk. Please note we are performing in PAPHOS TOWN (KTIMA) and not in Polis, despite the name of the venue (Ano Polis). 

Here’s how to get there:https://rubberear.wordpress.com/…/how-to-get-to-ano-polis-…/

Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime
Performing this December 2015 at Ano Polis, Paphos
Two performances daily as follows:

Jack and the Beanstalk performances are as follows:

Friday 4th Dec            Matinee Performance 12-2 pm / Afternoon Performance      4-6 pm

Saturday 5th Dec        Matinee Performance 12-2 pm / Afternoon Performance      4-6 pm

Sunday 6th Dec          Matinee Performance 12-2 pm / Evening Performance        7.30 pm

 

Food for children and adults
Ano Polis will also be offering a Christmas themed buffet for adults and children at specially reduced rates for our shows. Adults will also have access to bar facilities.The food in the theatre is of the highest class and the space has the largest and best wine collection on Cyprus.

Tickets

Tickets available from CARTRIDGE WORLD in Paphos town and HEARN’S BOOKSHOP in Coral Bay, Peyia. You can reserve your tickets now by emailing us here.
Tickets are priced at €15 with a further 10% discount on block bookings of 50 plus.
Schools are offered reduced rates according to numbers.

Call 99908434 or 99060074 for reservations and information

Rubber Ear Productions contact details:

Rubber.ear@live.com  /RubberEar.wordpress.com / Call 99908434 / 99069074

Oι νικητές του βραβείου ‘Edinburgh Fringe First’, Rubber Ear Productions, παρουσιάσουν την νέα κωμωδία τους ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (ο Τζακ και η Φασολιά) για όλη την οικογένεια στην Πάφο και Λεμεσό.
Η ιστορία βασίζεται στο παραδοσιακό παραμύθι , αλλά με ένα ‘twist’ κυπριακό.
Εισιτήρια διατίθενται στo καταστήμα Cartridge World στην Πάφο και στη Λεμεσό. (Tel 777 777 85)
Άλλα καταστήματα: Hearn’s Bookshop, Κόλπος Κοραλίων (Τηλ. 26 622441)
Για εισιτήρια, κρατήσεις και περισσότερες πληροφορίες τηλεφωνήστε στο 99908434 / 99069074, επισκεφθείτε τη σελίδα rubberear.wordpress.com ή αποστείλετε e-mail στο rubber.ear@live.com

‘Jack and the Beanstalk’ (ο Τζακ και η Φασολιά) Παραστάσεις ως εξής:
• Παρασκευή 4η Δεκέμβρίου: Άνω Πόλις, Πάφος (2 παραστάσεις)
• Σάββατο 5η Δεκέμβρίου: Άνω Πόλις, Πάφος (2 παραστάσεις)
• Κυριακή 6η Δεκέμβρίου: Άνω Πόλις, Πάφος (2 παραστάσεις)
• Δευτέρα 7η Δεκέμβρίου: Αίθουσα Πολιτιστικών Εκδηλώσεων Πάνω Πολεμιδιών, Λεμεσός (2 παραστάσεις)

H παράσταση είναι στα αγγλικά
Όλα τα εισιτήρια €15

Rubber Ear Productions – what’s in store to the lead up of Pafos2017

Rubber Ear Productions set up shop in Paphos

Award-winning comedy theatre company have agreed residency in new theatre space to perform throughout the year – starting with a panto this December.

Rubber Ear Productions, the comedy theatre company that brought you Sex, Chips and Ouzo, The Devil Wears Primark, Spare Ribs and many other plays from the pen of award-winning writer and actress Kathleen Ruddy have taken up residency at Anno Polis, a beautiful bespoke theatre warehouse conversion in Paphos old town.

This is good news for all Rubber Ear fans – as the company will now be bringing many plays to Paphos – and some UK stand-up comedy too –  throughout the year, not just the usual summer months.

The exciting new schedule begins with a panto, Jack and the Beanstalk, which will be performed in early December, with the venue providing food and drink for parents and children in an exclusive offer.

Ruddy, who is also artistic director of the company, has wanted to provide entertainment in the ‘A Play, A Pie and A Pint’ format adopted in the UK by Rubber Ear but has brought it upmarket for Cyprus: ‘It’s more like ‘A Play, A Plate of top class food and a Pinot Grigio’

Says Ruddy: ‘ We’re planning on bringing over some comedy favourites and performing at times that better suit our audiences. We have been restricted in the past to touring during the summer months as we perform  outdoors, due to lack of suitable indoor venues. This new venture gives us more flexibility all year round. I think the Rubber Ear faithful will be excited by the space and facilities.’

What’s coming from Rubber Ear Productions in 2015/2016/2017

Starting now and to the run up to Paphos 2017, Rubber Ear Productions are planning to bring or produce:  Abigail’s Party, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Check Your Coupon, A Million Tiny Plays About  Paphos, The Snowman, Sex, Chips & Ouzo, Shirley Valentine, The Scotsman, The Englishman & The Irishman (A trio of British and Irish stand up comedy), Velvet Nights (The best of Europe’s burlesque and cabaret acts) and The Tommy Cooper Show (Blood Brother’s star Daniel Craig stars in his sell out touring hit ‘The Tommy Cooper Show’ about the life and times of the late, great Tommy Cooper).

And now’s your chance to sample the produce as they prepare to stage their first ever panto on the island; Ruddy’s version of Jack and the Beanstalk with a Cypriot twist and traditional audience involvement.

Rubber Ear have recently returned to the island after a UK tour of The Devil Wears Primark which premiered in Cyprus in 2012.

Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime
Performing this December 2015 at Anno Polis, Paphos
Two performances daily as follows:

Jack and the Beanstalk performances are as follows:

Friday 4th Dec             Matinee Performance 12-2 pm Afternoon Performance      4-6 pm

Saturday 5th Dec        Matinee Performance 12-2 pm Afternoon Performance      4-6 pm

Sunday 6th Dec           Matinee Performance 12-2 pm Evening Performance          8-10 pm

 

Free buses from Limassol and Nicosia
Unfortunately this residency will mean we won’t be touring in other cities with this pantomime but we will be offering free buses from Limassol and Nicosia and with your pantomime tickets you can get a 20% discount off selected hotels if you fancy making a weekend of it.

Food for children and adults
Anno Polis will also be offering a Christmas themed buffet for adults and children at specially reduced rates for our shows. Adults will also have access to bar facilities.

The food in the theatre is of the highest class and the space has the largest and best wine collection on Cyprus.

Tickets
Tickets are priced at €17.00 per adult / €13.00 per child to the general public with a further 10% discount on block bookings of 100 plus.
Schools are offered reduced rates according to numbers.

Call 99908434 or 99060074 for reservations and information

Rubber Ear Productions contact details:

Rubber.ear@live.com  /RubberEar.wordpress.com / Call 99908434 / 99069074

Your Aunty’s Escaped From Hospital

The writer and star of The Devil Wears Primark staged a remarkable escape from Hairmyres hospital in East Kilbride to perform in Motherwell Civic Centre and the Brunton in Musselbrugh.

Kathleen Ruddy, who plays mother-in-law from hell and radio agony aunt, Aunt Athy, was hospitalised after falling foul of the wind that blew the theatre company’s van door on her neck before performances in Dunkeld, Perthshire.

Donning her neck brace and tucking her hospital gown into her trousers, she made a quick escape from her ward to a getaway car driven by fellow co-star Penni Tovey. Spotted by hospital staff she was pursued by an angry, screaming matron but with no success.

The company, Rubber Ear Productions put on the show in Motherwell and will continue with the remainder of the tour of Scotland and have since been featured on STV’s Riverside Show.

Just like the writer, the show has had the audience in stitches all over Scotland and will continue undaunted to complete dates in Musselburgh, Carnegie Hall in Fife, East Kilbride and South Shields.

Never a dull moment on this tour.

A few hours before the escape …

… a few minutes before going on stage – sharing a joke with Rick Wakeman

Agony Aunt’s Agony

As The Devil Wears Primark embarks upon the second half of the tour around Scotland, writer, director and star of the show, Kathleen Ruddy has had a well-earned rest in hospital,  getting treated for a neck injury sustained on stage during performances of the comedy.

True to her on-stage persona, Aunt Athy, Kathleen’s injury will not hold her back from performing in Motherwell, Edinburgh, Fife and East Kilbride in Scotland and South Shields in England.

Consultants are still trying to understand the full extent of the injury as well as the cause, but the show will go on. Without trying to spoil the story, it’s safe to say that a neck brace would not look amiss on the agony aunt from hell.

The Devil Wears Primark is being performed by Rubber Ear Productions and stars Kathleen Ruddy, Penni Tovey, Mark McDonnell, John Ritchie and Dawn Chandler and will continue its tour as follows:

Thursday 16^th April           Motherwell Theatre

Friday 17^th April                 The Brunton, Musselburgh

Saturday 18^th April           Carnegie Hall, Fife

Wednesday 22^nd April    Customs House, South Shields

Thursday 23^rd April          Customs House, South Shields

Friday 24^th April                 The Village Theatre, East Kilbride

Saturday 25th April          The Village Theatre, East Kilbride

The Cast for The Devil Wears Primark 2015 tour

Kathleen Ruddy

Kathleen Ruddy as Aunt Athy

Kathleen is the writer of Glasgow Hard Tickets, Check Your Coupon, Spare Ribs, Death Of A Playboy, The Devil Wears Primark and Sex, Chips and Ouzo. Known for comedy and gag writing, Kathleen Ruddy has her own radio show called My Big Fat Arts Show on Rock FM and spends her time between UK and Cyprus. She has been involved with films and theatre that have won two Fringe Firsts, BT Award for Comedy, two Trailblazers and a Special Jury award at Cannes film festival. Film credits include A Spanking In Paradise, Macbenched and Malgaat. Future plays in the making include Skin, Bone and Hangover, Jugs, Stuff Christmas and ‘The Cut of Her Jib.

Penni Tovey

Penni Tovey as Mina

Penni has worked with Kathleen before on the 2013 tour of ‘Death Of A Playboy’ as well as the 2012 tour of ancient Greek amphitheatres in Cyprus of ‘The Devil Wears Primark’. She starred as Annie at the Adelphi Theatre, London, at the age of 10. She has since gone on to travel the world with artists such as The Sugababes, Bon Jovi, Prince, The Spice Girls and had roles in Starlight Express and Eternal Flame. Penni has made appearances on MTV and toured with Madonna, Elton John, Muse and Katy Perry as well as appearing in the X Factor and MTV awards as a fire dancer. TV appearances include Channel 4’s Shameless and Sympathy For The Devil and BBC’s Holby City. She has also performed at the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in London.

Mark McDonnell

Mark McDonnell as Nikos

This is Mark’s fourth spell with Rubber Ear Productions after starring in Sex, Chips and Ouzo, Death Of A Playboy and Spare Ribs. Mark has had lead roles in Outlander and Dempocracy on TV as well as theatre and radio work for BBC Radio 4. His busy repertoire includes film and TV credits with Velvet Soup, Taggart, Nick Nickleby, Revolver, Rebus and Still Game. Mark was voted Best Actor in the 2004 International Theatre Festival Awards and has made his name in roles with Curse Of The Starving Class, Trumpets and Raspberries, The Merchant Of Venice, Six Black Candles, The Taming Of The Shrew, The Playboy Of The Western World, The Comedy Of Errors and has also performed in over 50 dramas for BBC Radio 4.

John Ritchie

John Richie as Aris

John joins Rubber Ear Productions for a third time. He skilfully portrayed a memorable, corrupt politician with a penchant for nappies and baby food in Death Of A Playboy and followed that with parts in the Spare Ribs tour of Cyprus in 2014. John has recently worked with BBC Scotland TV (Britain’s Private War) and in Border Queen for UK TV. John’s work includes theatrical roles in The Crucible, Fathers And Sons, Macbeth, The Recruiting Officer and The Owl And The Pussycat amongst many others. He is currently a postgraduate researcher in film and media at the University of Stirling, working on British Silent Cinema and the Transition to Sound 1927-1933, concentrating on screen performance.

Dawn Chandler

Dawn Chandler as Maria

An excellent singer, this is Dawn’s first role with Rubber Ear Productions after appearances in The Possibilities by Howard Barker and being cast as Bernie Alba in Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba adapted by Rona Munro where she was given an excellent review by the Glasgow Theatre Blog. She is a regular voice-over artist and also works in children’s TV where she has just finished working on a new series with CBBC playing Linda Troll in Once Upon A Crime.

The Devil Wears Primark in the UK

Dates for The Devil Wears Primark in the UK are as follows: 28 March Adam Smith Theatre, Kircaldy 3/4 April Dundee Rep Theatre 9 April Falkirk Town Hall 10 April Birnam Arts Centre, Perth 11 April Gaiety Theatre, Ayr 16 April Motherwell Civic Centre 17 April The Brunton, Musselburgh 18 April Carnegie Hall, Fife 22/23 April Customs House, South Shields 24/25 April The Village Theatre, East Kilbride

Ticket details here

Spare Ribs on the cover of the Cyprus Grapevine magazine

Download the magazine here or be patient and pick up a free copy in Paphos, Pissouri and Limassol tomorrow. There’s also a competition to win 2 free tickets inside for the night of your choice!