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Little Theatre Comedy Alan Ayckbourn 8 m., 4 f. Ext. This ingenious Comedy is about two sisters and the choices they make (or have made for them) over a few months. There are four versions that can be done on different evenings, each stemming from one random and one deliberate choice. The story starts with a funeral at which Dorcas, Abigail and Simon solve a dilemma by tossing a coin: either Dorcas or Abigail wins the toss and goes with Simon. Later, at a picnic, Dorcas opts for either a camping adventure for Abigail or a day of sports for herself. The inevitable end of either choice is a wedding. "For more than a decade, Ayckbourn has been drawing up a great comic map of middle class malevolence, dottiness and insecurity. Sisterly Feelings confidently extends the view." Sunday London Times. "Family fun unpure and simple.... I laughed until I ached." London Daily Mail. 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 GardenSeason's GreetingsA 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
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