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Production Details
231st Production - Season’s Greetings a classic comedy by Alan Ayckbourn
Presented at Lowther Pavilion - 9 to 11 November 2005.
Directed by Maureen Tyler.
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Outline of Play
Season’s Greetings is one of Ayckbourn’s earliest plays. Half a dozen relatives and friends are celebrating a typical family Christmas with Neville and Belinda. A combination of petty squabbles, real resentment and a romantic new arrival produce chaos and an unexpected ending.
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Synopsis of Scenes
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The action of the play takes place in the home of Neville and Belinda Bunker
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Act I
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Scene 1
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Christmas Eve - 7.30 p.m.
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Scene 2
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Christmas Day - noon
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Scene 3
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Christmas Day - midnight
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Act II
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Scene 1
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Boxing Day - 3.30 p.m.
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Scene 2
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December 27th - 5.15 a.m.
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Cast
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Neville
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Alf Betts
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Belinda (his wife)
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Ann Dawson
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Phyllis (his sister)
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Lesley Jarvis
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Harvey (his uncle)
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Roger Prutton
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Bernard (Phyllis’s husband)
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Rod Pothecary
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Rachel (Belinda’s sister)
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Gill Winward
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Eddie
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Rob Gemmell
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Pattie (Eddie’s wife)
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Andrea Lee
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Clive
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Gary Houghton
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Stage Crew
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Stage Manager
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Chris Jones
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Assistant Stage Manager
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Byron Jacob
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Sound
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Michael Ward
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Lighting
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Chris Beardmore
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Set Design and Construction
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Members of the Society
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Prompt
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Di Prutton
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Properties
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Giuliana Nicholson and Katie Moore
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