It Was a Great Evening

Annie Bonifant, Eilish Moran and Cheryl Colley

Back in the March issue of Court Cues we promoted an irresistible combination - Eilish Moran as the guest speaker and Spanish tapas at The Curator’s House Restaurant. And irresistible it proved to be - an exclusive opportunity for Supporters to meet and talk with Eilish who has been an integral part of The Court Theatre family since she was 18 appearing in over 70 productions.

Eilish came to dinner wearing her grey furry Grizabella coat – the costume she wore for her role in the nationwide tour of the musical Cats. She told us she had not sewn up the hole where her character’s tail would be, but sadly she did not wear the tail that evening. The anecdotes about the tour however, kept the group of some 25 Supporters vastly entertained. We heard about how the show’s costumes did not get washed, but had to be constantly mended as pieces fell off from continual wear in such an energetic production. (Of course someone had to ask her if she had washed the coat since the tour ended!) We also heard about how quickly the travelling from one theatre to another on a tour can become very tedious.

Eilish also gave us some insight into the role she is currently playing - the heartless, vengeful Marquise de Merteuil in Les Liaisons Dangereuses.

The food prepared by The Curator’s House was utterly delicious and beautifully presented - main course choices of lamb, fish or duck cooked in Spanish style, followed by a refreshing mango sorbet. It was a great evening – a perfect combination of Eilish’s charm and wit and superb food.

Cheryl Colley

(Note: These dinners with Court Theatre greats are proving very popular. We will run another next year. So watch out for details early in 2020 and be ready to take up the limited spaces.)