Archives - November 2007

OUT OF FOCUS

by Peter Gordon

Produced by Stuart Gladwell

THE PLAY

A comedy. Multiple bookings at a church hall lead to a mix-up. Battleaxe Helen the Brownie leader has a camping evening organised, Sue, along with married couple Bob and Kath are part of a sports club. Dim Wayne hangs about with them trying to pick up girls. Leonard has arrived to give a slide show, David is part of the visiting sports team and glamorous Linda - Bob's would-be affair - turns up assuming Kath won't be there. Vicar's wife Evonne, responsible for the bookings, is trying to cast a pantomime.

In the event, everyone agrees to join in with the panto. It is, as might be expected, a disaster. Helen rows with everyone, particularly Evonne, except David - who she fancies. David and Sue, however, are getting on very well together. Linda uses Wayne to make Bob jealous, while Kath makes sure Bob stays away from her. Only Leonard seems happy, possibly because he hasn't a clue what's going on.

Opening night is awful, with Helen threatening to walk out, and the rest of the run is little better. Matters finally come to a head at the after-show party where David and Sue get engaged, Bob and Kath sort their problems out and it transpires that Evonne's husband has apparently been unfaithful with Linda, who is now quite genuinely friendly with Wayne. After having to reveal that the pantomime made a loss overall, Evonne gets very drunk and has a fight with Helen - but apart from all that, the party, at least, is a roaring success...!
 

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