Playwright: Alan Ayckbourn

Directed by: Elizabeth Helman

November 30 - December 16, 2012

 

Starring: Emily Baker, Eric Dean White*, Jason Grubbe*, Teresa Doggett, Phillip E. Bozich, Rachel Hanks, Stephen Peirick TomLehmann and Wendy Greenwood

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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.