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3 MARCH - 16 APRIL 2011

 

Joking Apart

A comedy by ALAN AYCKBOURN

First produced at the Stephen Joseph Theatre-in-the Round, Scarborough on 11 January 1978 and subsequently by Michael Codron at the Globe Theatre, London on 7 March 1979

Successful businessman Richard and his beautiful wife Anthea are the perfect couple. They live in a country house, have two wonderful children, and an entourage of loyal and loving friends. Or so they thought.

Teetering between the wildly comic and deeply poignant, Joking Apart explores the unrelenting theme of natural envy as Richard and Anthea's friends become ever more resentful of the golden couple. Rivalries on and off the tennis court, petty jealousies, unrequited love, and the tantalizing question, "What is happiness?" makes for an evening of hilarity and revelation.

This brilliant comedy is full of all the wonderfully funny ingredients that will leave you rocking with laughter. Alan Ayckbourn has done it again!

Cast Order

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Production:
Production Manager -
Joan Farnese
Stage Manager -
James Neal
Chief Electrician -
Nathan Caples
Wardrobe Mistress -
Jane Kidd
Deputy Stage Managers -
Karen Brown & Lottie Cousins
Assistant Stage Manager -
Sky Barnes
Technician -
Emma Malley
Scenic Artist -
Tony Eden
Technical Assistant -
Simon Graves
Wardrobe Assistant -
Evelyn Fidler
Dressers -
Ann Baker, Lynn Hinton,
Catherine Bristow, Terry Bartholomew, Karen Vass
Theatre Production Photography -
Norman Weston