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Written by: Noel Coward
Directed
Written by: Noel Coward
Directed by:by: Ann Acton
Dates: October 1st – 3rd & 6th – 10th, 2009
The Bliss family are all highly eccentric. Judith is a retired actress whose whole life is a performance. David is a rather bad novelist. Their children, Simon and Sorel, are as self absorbed and ill mannered as their parents.
One Saturday they all casually announce that they have invited guests for the weekend. Each Bliss is furious and determined to ignore all but their particular friend. The unsuspecting guests arrive : a seductive socialite, a young athlete, a diplomat and a timid young woman.They suffer an uncomfortable tea and then, after dinner, having to play an acting game which only the family understand.
The evening ends with a temperamental display by the whole family, leaving their terrified guests thinking only of escape.
Set in the late 1920s
Cast List | ||
Judith Bliss | Jackie Pilkington | |
David Bliss | Hugh Abel | |
Sorel Bliss | Jenny McKinnell | |
Simon Bliss | Jamie Moore | |
Myra Arundel | Emma Rolf | |
Richard Greatham | Peter Mitchell | |
Jackie Coryton | Anna Davies | |
Sandy Tyrell | Duncan Hallis | |
Clara | Jenni Watson |