A
welcome return to Greenwich for Alan
Ayckbourn whose new play, a revised version of the 25th play by this
astonishingly prolific and diverse dramatist, is an unusual
comedy. "A family reunion, the pile of brightly wrapped presents, the log fire roaring in the grate, a children's puppet show and Boxing Day tea: Turkey dinners, paper hats, crackers and streamers: around the base of the gaily decorated tree an extramarital relationship; a couple of stray gunshots in the hall. All the ingredients of a traditional English Christmas........" |
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Cast in order of appearance | |
Harvey | Peter Vaughan |
Bernard | Bernard Hepton |
Belinda | Barbara Ferris |
Pattie | Diane Bull |
Neville Belinda’s husband | Gareth Hunt |
Eddie Pattie’s husband | Brian Hall |
Rachel Belinda’s sister | Marcia Warren |
Phyllis Neville’s sister | Bridget Turner |
Clive | Nigel Havers |