Confusions

by Alan Ayckbourn

A series of five one act plays by one of Britain’s most prolific playwrights investigate human loneliness in middle England with charm and satire. From the desperation of a wife left with the kids while her husband plies his trade as a traveling salesman, to the same husband suffering a humiliating rejection at the hands of two young women in the bar of his hotel, the scenes shift focus from play to play following a character or character link. In Between Mouthfuls this theme is highlighted as we follow the waiter; hearing only what he hears of the diner’s conversations. The style of theatre is distinct for each play, Gosforth’s Fete, is a high-octane farce while the final play, A Talk in the Park, forms an epilogue to the show with a series of monologues that fall on deaf ears.

Lucy..............DENISE ROCARD
Rosemary..........NISHA KAUR
Terry.............ANDY MOSELEY

Act 2—Drinking Companion


Harry.............JAMES GOLDWATER
Paula.............ROSIE WISE
Bernice...........AMY BROWN
Waitress..........NOOR LAWSON

Act 3—Between Mouthfuls


Waitress..........NOOR LAWSON
Pearce............TIM BURTON
Mrs Pearce........FRANCES BURTON
Martin............GEOFFREY CARD
Polly.............CONNIE BAUMANN

Act 4– Gosforth’s Fete


Mrs. Pearce.......FRANCES BURTON
Milly.............KIM D’SANTOS more
Gosforth..........TOM DAPLYN
Vicar.............SUSAN BROWN
Stewart...........BARNEY FERRIS

Act 5—A Talk in the Park


Arthur............GEOFFREY CARD
Beryl.............NOOR LAWSON
Charles...........TIM BURTON
Doreen............DENISE ROCARD
Ernest............JAMES GOLDWATER


Director..........TOM DAPLYN
Director,
Gosforth’s Fete...ANTHONY SEBASTIAN
Producer..........LEO STEELE
Designer..........VICTORIA COLLINS
Sound Designer....NIGEL COLLINS.

Stage Manager.....ANTHONY SEBASTIAN
DSM...............EMMA BURTON
Stage Crew........PHILL VICKERY
                  FLORA LAWSON
Lighting and sound
Operator..........HANNAH GRAVES
Seamstresses......ELLIE SEARLE
                  REBECCA COLLINS
Venue Manager.....IAN TYRELL
Publicity.........NISHA KAUR
Photographer......JON CONSTANT