Written By
Alan Ayckbourn
Where and When
12th – 15th October 1994 @ The Tivoli Theatre, Wimborne
The Plot
Bedroom Farce takes place in the bedrooms of three married couples during one, long night, Ernest and Delia are celebrating their wedding anniversary after many, many years of marriage; Malcolm and Kate are gearing up to host a party in their new ‘love nest’; while Nick and Jan are trying to cope with Nick’s recent back injury which has left him stuck in bed while Jan goes to Malcolm and Kate’s party without him. Each couple’s relationship has its problems but they are all tested when Trevor and Susannah’s dysfunctional, miserable marital issues are inflicted upon them….in their own bedrooms! Leaving a wave of destruction behind them as they lament on the state of their marriage, Trevor and Susannah ruffle beds, tempers, and routines to try and find their way back to each other. Hilarious, touching, and fast paced, Bedroom Farce is one Ayckbourn’s funniest plays.
Cast
- Ernest – Barry Baynton
- Delia – Joyce Eidmans
- Nick – Peter Timperley
- Jan – Jan Stevenson
- Malcolm – Richard Neal
- Kate – Shirley Ilott
- Trevor – Tony Feltham
- Susannah – Caroline Harrison
Creative Team
- Director – Enid Davies
- Stage Manager – Jenny Tempier
- Scenery Master – Joe Brooks
- Set Construction – Dave Gordon, Brian Curry and Philip Evans
- Decor – Carolyn Woodward
- ASM – Pam Feltham
- Properties – Chrissie Wathen and Sally Hunt
- Lighting – Chris Richards and Nick Watkins
- Sound – Amanda Selway and Mark Lockyear
- Wardrobe – The Company
- Make-up – Margaret Pope
Preview
Bedroom Farce at The Tivoli
More classic Ayckbourn comedy can be seen at The Tivoli Theatre next week when Wimborne’s oldest dramatic society presents “Bedroom Farce”.
This will be Wimborne Drama Club’s debut performance at The Tivoli and it is certain to be a moving moment in the Club’s 66 year history. : Wimborne Drama Club has been an active supporter of the Friends of The Tivoli and their successful efforts to revive Wimborne’s beautiful art deco theatre.
In “Bedroom Farce” Ayckbourn brilliantly demonstartes how the frailties of marriage can be so easily exposed. The architects of destruction are an insensitive self-centred couple who descend on the homes of family and friends during the course of one evening bringing with them their child-like marital squabbles and leaving chaos in their wake.
This study of surpressed middle class emotions, parental detachment, marital violence and male vanity runs at The Tivoli from 12th – 15th October. Curtain up at 7.45 pm. Tickets from the box office tel (0202 848014)
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