Shrink Resistant is a fast-paced comedy in three acts and centres around the mad-cap antics of a therapy clinic in Woodstock, NY. Set up in the seventies by a zany group of unconventional, hippie psychologists, the Inner Pathways Mental Health and Resource Clinic sits uncomfortably in the modern age and the therapists prefer to cling to the more free-spirited, groovy past. The characters are quirky. The distinctions between the psychologists and their patients are often blurred. The clinic, always short of money, is in imminent danger of shutting down. A local politician promises to bail them out financially. However, he isnt as philanthropic as he first appears and the therapists soon discover his cash comes with a price. Thats when the trouble really begins.
Shrink Resistant was first performed in Stratford-upon-Avon on24th August 2000, and later in Oxford in March 2001, by the Bird of Prey Theatre Company.
"Fast-paced comedy ... side-splittingly funny. The audience was rolling in the aisles." (The Oxford Arts Guide)
“Sophisticated, black comedy ... The language is crisp, the final product revealing a real writing talent” (The Stratford Standard)
“Goes all out for comedy” (The Oxford Times)
Casting: 3m, 4f. Performing time: 1¾ hours plus interval.
ISBN : 1-904232-07-8
