October 2013 – Season’s Greetings

Play Name: Season’s Greetings
Playwright: Alan Ayckbourn
Performance Start Date: Wednesday, 2 October, 2013
Performance End Date: Saturday, 5 October, 2013
Location:: Harrogate Studio Theatre
Director:: Stuart Kellett, Assistant Director, Judith Kenley

Cast

Belinda - Clare Evans-Argent
Neville - Mike Crewe
Phyllis - Judy Methven
Bernard - Chris Rawson
Pattie - Claire Hadden
Eddie - Elliot Benn
Harvey - John Glyn Jones
Rachel - Lesley Wheal
Clive - Bob Mallow
Stage Manager - Charlotte Clarke
Props - Angela Mayes,Cathy Hellas
Prompt - Marion Jones
Set Build And Design - John Branton, John Glyn Jones, Malcolm Wright
Costume - Sheila McIntosh, Kevin Walker

Synopsis

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.

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