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4 one act plays in an evening provide an extremely enjoyable
time for the audience.
"Curses, Foiled Again" by Evelyn Hood - the rehearsal for a Victorian
melodrama are not going well. Lines have not been learnt, props are
not in place, sound effects are missing and except for the writer/producer
there is not much enthusiasm for the show. The undercurrents of liaisons
between the cast members and the age old cry of "the show must go
one" ensure that whatever the obstacles, they are hilariously overcome.
"Albert" by Richard Harris - a splendid example of what can happen
when an Italian visitor, a Finnish aupair and a young Englishman meet
and have no common language. Identities are mistaken, body language
misunderstood, gestures are confused and the outcome unpredictable.
Excellent fun!
"Plaster" by Richard Harris - an adulterous husband, bedridden after
a car accident, is visited by his wife. How did the accident occur?
What was he doing when it happened? Who was there? These are some
of the questions that she wants answering. A lovely, comedic study
of guilt and retribution.
"Gosforth's Fete" by Alan Ayckbourne - when arrangements start to
go wrong at the local fete, it is a little unsettling for the committee,
but when everything goes wrong it is a disaster! Nevertheless people
are arriving: - the local dignitary, the wolf cub pack and the town
band, except at the wrong times and in the wrong order. Add to that
the torrential rain, thunder and lightning and a dodgy sound system
and the results are "we're all destined to our fete!" Outrageously
funny.
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