By Alan Ayckbourn
Directed by Claire Marsh
Season: 10 - 20 April 1985
A series of five, short, interlinked one-act plays: Mother Figure, Drinking Companion, Between Mouthfuls, Gosforth’s Fete, and A Talk in the Park. Some of the characters appear in more than one play; others are only seen in one. Each play is vastly different - one is comedic (Gosforth’s Fete), another naturalistic (Drinking Companion), and yet another is stylised (Mother Figure). Each, however, deals with the common themes of loneliness and relationships. The characters and their conflicts are immediately recognisable and applicable to everyday lives, and each play leaves the reader, or viewer, questioning their own lives and relationships.
Cast - Mother Figure:
Lucy - Deborah Marsh
Rosemary - Toni Glue
Terry - Ross Gumbley
Cast - Drinking Companion:
Harry - Patrick Dowman
Paula - Tricia Minns
Bernice - Tonie Glue
Waiter - Roy Holderness
Cast - Between Mouthfuls:
Waiter - Ross Gumbley
Pearce - Patrick Dowman
Mrs Pearce - Toni Glue
Martin - Roy Holderness
Polly - Deborah Marsh
Cast - Gosforth's Fete:
Mrs Pearce - Toni Glue
Milly - Tricia Minns
Gosforth - Patrick Dowman
Vicar - Roy Holderness
Stewart - Ross Gumbley
Cast - A Talk in the Park:
Arthur - Patrick Dowman
Beryl - Tricia Minns
Charles - Roy Holderness
Doreen - Toni Glue
Ernest - Ross Gumbley
Musicians:
Singer - Deborah Marsh
Guitarist - Denis Ritchie
Directed by Claire Marsh
Season: 10 - 20 April 1985
A series of five, short, interlinked one-act plays: Mother Figure, Drinking Companion, Between Mouthfuls, Gosforth’s Fete, and A Talk in the Park. Some of the characters appear in more than one play; others are only seen in one. Each play is vastly different - one is comedic (Gosforth’s Fete), another naturalistic (Drinking Companion), and yet another is stylised (Mother Figure). Each, however, deals with the common themes of loneliness and relationships. The characters and their conflicts are immediately recognisable and applicable to everyday lives, and each play leaves the reader, or viewer, questioning their own lives and relationships.
Cast - Mother Figure:
Lucy - Deborah Marsh
Rosemary - Toni Glue
Terry - Ross Gumbley
Cast - Drinking Companion:
Harry - Patrick Dowman
Paula - Tricia Minns
Bernice - Tonie Glue
Waiter - Roy Holderness
Cast - Between Mouthfuls:
Waiter - Ross Gumbley
Pearce - Patrick Dowman
Mrs Pearce - Toni Glue
Martin - Roy Holderness
Polly - Deborah Marsh
Cast - Gosforth's Fete:
Mrs Pearce - Toni Glue
Milly - Tricia Minns
Gosforth - Patrick Dowman
Vicar - Roy Holderness
Stewart - Ross Gumbley
Cast - A Talk in the Park:
Arthur - Patrick Dowman
Beryl - Tricia Minns
Charles - Roy Holderness
Doreen - Toni Glue
Ernest - Ross Gumbley
Musicians:
Singer - Deborah Marsh
Guitarist - Denis Ritchie