Details

The action of each play takes place simultaneously and follows the same six characters in the same English country house from Saturday evening to Monday morning. Believing it his mission in life to make women happy by showering them with love, Norman makes the most of every opportunity to seduce his sister-in-law Annie, charm his brother-in-law's wife Sarah and woo his wife Ruth during a disastrous weekend of squabbling, eating, drinking and fondling. The final part of our greatest living playwright' seminal trilogy about the dangers and delights of extended family life in the English Home counties. We finally see Norman's arrival at Annie's house, and he brings with him romance, passion, mayhem and bare-faced dishonesty. Will Reg ever get a game of tennis? Will Tom ever get the cat down from the tree? Will Norman revisit the brown rug? Will Sarah, Ruth and Annie finally work out what he is up to? Always a favourite playwright, it concludes our staging of this marvellous cycle of plays over the past five years.

Creatives/Company

Author: Alan Ayckbourn
Producer: Connaught Productions