Lewes Theatre Club
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Sweeney Todd the Barber Semi Detached An Evening of Stoppard The Arsonists Man of the Moment Oh! What a Lovely War Only Free Men
Sweeney Todd the Barber Semi Detached An Evening of Stoppard The Arsonists Man of the Moment Oh! What a Lovely War Only Free Men
Semi Detached
- 25th Oct - 1st Nov
- Written by: David Turner
- Directed by: Stella Stone
- Performance Times: Sat 19:45, Mon 19:45, Tue 19:45, Wed 19:45, Thu 19:45, Fri 19:45, Sat 14:45, Sat 19:45
Synopsis
The play is a satire in the Classical tradition with the characters’ names suggesting their personalities and through asides embraces the audience.The play is set in the 60s and is very much of its time. The action revolves around Fred Midway whose only criteria in life is money and status and the manoeuvres he tries to achieve them. Thanks to Fred’s energetic success in selling insurances, his family has become, in its own opinion, a member of the burgeoning middle class. Unfortunately for Fred and his wife, Hilda, trouble erupts when their daughters, Eileen and Avril, spoil their chances riches and status with their matrimonial disasters.
Fred plunges vehemently into the fray with comic, yet Machiavellian, cunning to save the impending catastrophes!
Does it all work out in the end? Come and see the play to find out.