archive Autumn 1978

18 October – 4 November
Absent Friends
by Alan Ayckbourn

This play provides a great deal of fun contrasting the world of three families in their feelings for their friend Colin. Colin has been invited for tea in order to commiserate with him for the sudden loss of his fiancee in a drowning accident. In fact, Colin appears to be a much happier person in comparison to the bitter squabbling couples involved in giving the party!

Artistic Credits

Director: Paul Tomlinson
Designer: Ian Wilson
Costumes: Jill Pennington
Lighting: Stanley Osborne White

Cast

Paul: Peter Rutherford
Diana: Wendy Brierley
John: John Ashton
Evelyn: Penny Jones
Colin: Roger Forbes
Marge: Felicity Harrison