Absent Friends by Alan Ayckbourn  20 – 22 June 202

Shipwrecked and separated from her twin brother, Viola washes up on a strange shore. Disguising herself as a man called Cesario, Viola finds work with Duke Orsino, only to fall head over heels in love with him. But Orsino is in love with Olivia, who is grieving for her brother and refusing all offers of romance. Until, that is, she sees Cesario for the first time. Add one ambitious butler, a drunken uncle and some practical-joking servants and you have a hugely entertaining story of hoaxes, heartbreak and hidden identities.

Cast     

Evelyn – Jess Landy
Diana – Charlotte McDermott
Marge – Anna Gillis
Paul – Matt Howells
John – Ivan Phillips
Colin – Hamish Robb

Crew

Director : James Barnard
Prompt : Lewis Muir
Stage Manager : Jo Roskilly
ASM : Charlotte Barber
Properties : Margaret Bachini
Lighting : Chris Lewis, Ruth Wall
Sound : Phil Ross
Costume : Pat Baskerville
Set Design : Robert Evans and Tamsin Anastasi-Pace
Set Construction : Tamsin Anastasi-Pace, Stephen Charles, Ivor Davies, Robert Evans, Graham Frost, Kevin Hudson, Samantha Powell, Joanna Roskilly