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by Alan AyckbournDirected by Keith BridgemanSaturday 30th December 1989 – Saturday 6th January 1990 in the AuditoriumChristmas is a time of joy to all mankind, but an Ayckbourn Christmas… Poor Bernard’s earnest contribution is this year’s puppet show, the latest in a long line of excruciating entertainments that the children loathe even more than the adults; meanwhile his wife flambés the kitchen. The two sisters both fall for the ingenious young writer Clive and the midnight love-making scene amongst the noisy presents leads to a hilariously embarrassing climax after which he is shot by trigger-happy Harvey. An amusing and well-observed glimpse of the English family Christmas. | Part of the Barn’s 1989/1990 season Presented by The Barn Theatre Club |
Event details from The Barn Theatre Archive |
Cast
Neville | - | Dick Breeze |
Belinda | - | Wendy Bage |
Phyllis | - | Jo Davies |
Harvey | - | Alan Francis |
Bernard | - | Brian Carman |
Rachel | - | Hazel Halliday |
Eddie | - | Mike Smith |
Pattie | - | Jenny Miles |
Clive | - | Alan Southgate |
Creative team
Director | - | Keith Bridgeman |
Design | - | Michael McKever |
Lighting Design | - | Andrew Baker |
Sound | - | Stephen Wilson |
Michael Merry | ||
Stage Manager | - | Norman Merry |
Assistant Stage Managers | - | Peter Merry |
Simon Wallace | ||
Prompter | - | Frances Chown |
Lighting Assistants | - | Trevor Wallace |
Graham King | ||
Costumes | - | Anne Classey |
Properties | - | Jean Amato |
Iris Marshall | ||
Set Construction | - | Michael McKever |
Denis Petch | ||
Pat Finch | ||
Backstage Coffee | - | Jane Gordon |
Puppets and their Theatre Created | - | Isla Petch |
Denis Petch | ||
Production Secretary | - | Lilian Allman |