Two Cream-Cookies and a Wee German

Did you work in the Star, The City, Wilkinsons or Hogg & Mitchells’?

Even if you didn’t, you might enjoy a trip down memory lane to the days of the bee-hive , the can-can , and the pencil skirt!

This play, penned by local writer Pat Mulkeen, explores in a light-hearted way the social life of factory workers in the late 1950s early 1960s, with stories of Dutch sailors, submarines and romances with Yanks. It is the story of unrequited love for poor Milly Dunlop who was engaged to Abner from North Carolina. Her suit-case was packed, ready to make the trip to the States for a big wedding out there... but, it wasn’t to be.

An early version of the script was first written in 2007 for a cross-community project based in Irish Street.

The Shirt Tale was performed to a packed Playhouse during Community Relations week. It was adapted for a Reminiscence Project in the Tower Museum in 2010 and was performed in The Tower Museum in May 2011. The reaction to the play was so positive that the writer decided to stage the whole play with a new title - Two Cream-Cookies and a Wee German.

The cast is a local one, some of whom would be known to North-west audiences and some talented new-comers.

Linda Morgan who plays Gertie, said: “I had thought about joining a drama group as I was looking for a new challenge. Initially, I was nervous and excited but I was made to feel welcome and my lack of experience was never an issue. The whole experience has been a joy. We seem to spend our time laughing and having fun while working on the script.”

Performances are at 8pm on Tuesday and Wednesday, May 15 and 19, and to book a seat contact the Waterside Theatre on 028 7131 4000.