Confusions

Confusions by Alan Ayckbourn

The first of Hartley Players' centenary productions, Confusions is a set of interlinked plays - riotously comic, in typical Ayckbourn style, but with sharply observed characters with human foibles - dealing with the dilemma of loneliness: 

Mother Figure, where a mother who spends all her time at home with her young children while her husband is away on business, receives an unexpected visit from her neighbours. 

Drinking Companion,  where a travelling salesman tries to chat up a young woman in the bar of his hotel. 

Between Mouthfuls, where recent events in the lives of two couples dining at separate tables in a restaurant gradually unfold. 

Gosforth's Fête, where torrential rain and a non-working sound system are only the start of the afternoon's problems, and the event descends into farcical chaos. 

Director: Margaret Bown 

Cast: Carol Arman-Addey, Martin Arman-Addey, Ashley Assiter, Vanessa Bartlett, Jean Bentley, Graham Frosdick, Peter Harris, Yvonne Hegarty, Lindsey Hudson, Jessica Malpas, Nick Noakes, John Thompson 

Tickets available at  https://buytickets.at/hartleyplayers

Please contact the Box Office Manager as early as possible on 0845 260 2545 if you would like to book a wheelchair space (and one for a companion), as the places held for this purpose will be released for general use nearer to the performances, if not booked. Please also contact the Box Office if you have mobility issues and need a parking space near the entrance, or if you have any questions. 

There will be a charity collection at the door after the performance. 

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd on behalf of Samuel French Ltd  www.concordtheatricals.co.uk.