Mr Thomas

Mr Thomas
Written by	Kathy Burke
Directed by	Kathy Burke
Music by	Simon Brint
Characters	James Clyde Anita Graham Ian Jentle James Snell Ray Winstone
Date premiered	January 30, 1990 (1990-01-30)
Place premiered	The Old Red Lion, Islington
Subject	Black humour
Setting	London, 1957

Mr Thomas is the first play by the English actress and playwright Kathy Burke. It was first performed at the Old Red Lion theatre pub in Islington in February 1990. Set in 1950s London had a cast of five, with the action all taking place in a single day in the small attic room bedsit belonging to George on a mid-week day in November 1957.

Cast

• George, played by James Clyde
• Weaver, played by Ray Winstone
• Brenda Tebbit, played by Anita Graham
• Gordon Davis, played by James Snell
• Cyril Thomas, played by Ian Jentle

Set design was by Matthew Duguid and John Pope, music by Simon Brint.

The production was subsequently restaged for broadcast by Channel 4 that Autumn.