Little Theatre
Comedy
Alan Ayckbourn
5 m., 4 f.
Comb. Int.
Half a dozen friends and relatives are celebrating Christmas with Neville and Belinda. Various children are also there and, though unseen, their presence is always felt. Petty squabbles break out and some not so petty. The arrival of Clive, a young writer, leads to what momentarily appears to be a tragedy: Clive is shot by trigger happy Harvey who thinks he is a burglar. Hilarious highlights include a chaotically incompetent puppet show and a midnight love scene that sets off a fearful din among mechanical Christmas toys.
"Brilliantly combines cynicism and humor." Sunday Express.
"Superbly crafted." Sunday Telegraph.
FEE: $100 per performance.
Other Alan Ayckbourn titles available from Samuel French include: A Cut in the RatesAbsent Friends Absurd Person Singular Bedroom Farce Callisto 5 Chorus of Disapproval Comic PotentialCommunicating Doors Confusions Dreams From a Summer HouseErnie's Incredible IllucinationsFamily CirclesHenceforwardHouse and GardenHow the Other Half LovesIf I Were YouIntimate Exchanges, Vol. 1Intimate Exchanges, Vol. 2Invisible FriendsIt Could Be Any One of UsJoking ApartJust Between OurselvesLiving TogetherMan of the MomentMe, Myself, and IMr. A's Amazing Maze PlaysMy Very Own StoryMy Wonderful DayThe Norman ConquestsPrivate Fears in Public PlacesRelatively SpeakingThe Revengers' ComediesRound and Round the GardenSisterly FeelingsA Small Family BusinessSnake in the GrassTable MannersTaking StepsTen Times TableThings We Do For LoveThis is Where We Came InTime and Time AgainTime of My LifeTons of MoneyWay UpstreamWildest DreamsWoman in Mind
