• Friday is Mushroom Soup

In an impossibly allocated 15 minutes, burnt-out home carer Kate (Katy Trevor) rushes to meet all the needs of her favourite cranky client, Doug (David Sterne). But when he drops some unexpected news, their unlikely friendship is tested like never before, and the ticking clock becomes the least of Kate’s troubles. Maybe this wasn't the day to finally quit smoking…  

Screening Details:

narrative shorts. April 22nd 2026. 8:00am-12:00pm. Venue to be announced.

Technical details

Narrative Short - UK - 16 minutes 56 seconds - English (With subtitles)

Cast and Credits

Key Cast

David Sterne - "Doug"

Katy Trevor - "Kate"

Director - Arnold T Rice

Writer - Katy Trevor

Producer - Oscar Hewitt

Producer - Gus Herbert-Müller

Producer - Arnold T Rice

Producer - Katy Trevor

Director of Photography - Suki Mok

Production Designer - Isabel Pirillo

Costume Designer - Giulia Scrimieri

Casting Director - Marie-Claire Wood

First Assistant Director - Jack Fielder

Script Supervisor - Mary Flanigan

Gaffer - Kristof Szentgyorgyvary

Hair and Make-up - Rachael Kent

First Assistant Camera - Ed Grant

Second Assistant Camera - Oscar Hewitt

Sound Recordist - Joe Warner

DIT - Oscar Hewitt

Runner - Sam Harding

Stills Photographer - Adam Donnelly

Online Editor - Steve Alexander

Colourist - Graeme Hayes

Sound Design - Isabel Derr

Dubbing Mixer - Danny Finn

Title Design - Sophie Tripp

Credits - William Hunting

Credits Song Writer - Charlie Bush

Credits Song Writer - Elise Cook

Credits Song Performer - Knucker

Editor - Arnold T Rice

Post Production Services - Azimuth

Additional Voices and Recording - Richard Dadd

Additional Voices and Recording - Tom Dowling

Additional Voices and Recording - Rachel Baker


Director biography

- arnold t Rice

Arnold T. Rice is a writer, comedian, filmmaker, and social worker. His work includes shorts, comedy specials, music videos, and documentaries, most of which he tends to produce, direct, shoot, and edit himself. Through numerous collaborations, he has fostered some of the most distinct emerging voices in UK comedy, while maintaining his own unique observational style. His 7 years of working on the frontline of NHS mental health have also gone some way to hone a grounded and adaptive approach in both art and life.