
Meet three married couples. The Fosters, Frank and Fiona.
The Phillips, Bob and Teresa. And the Featherstones, William
and Mary… Frank employs Bob and William. Fiona is having an
affair with Bob. Teresa is suspicious of Bob, who covers up
his own adultery by shoving the blame onto his colleague William.
William suspects Mary is having an affair. Fiona, to ward
off Frank’s questioning, tells him that she has been comforting
Mary, who also suspects William is having an affair… Got that?
But
of course, William and Mary are the innocent parties tangled
in Fiona and Bob’s web of deceit. So when the Fosters and
the Phillips are to entertain the Featherstones on successive
nights, you can only imagine what complications, revelations
and big laughs will ensue…
And
what’s more, in a delicious twist, the action is carried out
in the separate homes, simultaneously, on the same set, even
to the extent of different dinner parties on the same table!
Alan
Ayckbourn is one of Britain’s most celebrated playwrights,
and this is one of his most clever, funny, and entertaining
plays. A hilarious night!!