Details

A series of monologues, funny and poignant, normally from two to four of these would be performed at a time. A Cream Cracker Under The Settee tells of an old woman who has a fall, but her pride doesn't allow her to accept help. Bed Among the Lentils tells of a woman with a drink problem, married to a vicar who exploits her recovery actually caused by an affair with an Indian shopkeeper. A Lady of Letters is the story of a woman obsessed with writing letters of complaint and reporting her neighbours who eventually finds comfort in prison. Soldiering On is the tale of a well-to-do woman who finds one day that she's a widow and her husband has left her ill equipped to handle her own affairs - and her son loses her money in bad investments. A Cream Cracker Under the Settee - Obsessive about cleaning, Doris has tidied her husband into the grave and is dismayed by her home help's lack of vacuuming skills. A Lady of Letters - we meet Irene Ruddocks a lonely letters writing spinster who confuses fact with fiction with shocking results. A Chip in the Sugar - Ian Brown plays Graham. Living at home with his widowed mother he tells of her involvement with an old flame.

Creatives/Company

Author: Alan Bennett
Company: Sideshow Theatre Company