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Sonning Eye, Reading, RG4 6TY.
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Murder Hunt, 14th May to 21st June
A thriller by Brian Clemens. Imagine you are in a remote corner of
Africa where superstition still abounds, marooned in a safari Lodge,
far from civilisation, when your wife mysteriously disappears! This
is the plight of Peter Haynes. He soon learns that his fellow guests
may not be all they seem. For instance Sally Bourne, slim, pretty
and bright. Mark and Clare Cooper, middle-aged, smartly-dressed and
boring. Frank Larby, attorney and financial advisor. And onto this
scene comes an unconventional, unpredictable local policeman,
Captain K'Maka. He is soon confirming your worst fear - your wife
has been murdered! The killer? Each of the hunters has a motive for
killing Ann Haynes. Was it for something as simple as her jewellery
? Or something more involved, more sinister? As a storm rages
overhead another brutal murder takes place. A second policeman, Aboo,
wants to use the dark forces of a bygone age to find the culprit.
K’Maka makes an arrest. But then the phone rings. Your wife may
still be alive! The nightmare continues! And so to a stunning
denouement, the guilty exposed, try to escape. But this is Africa. A
savage justice awaits.
Love's a Luxury, 25th June to 2nd August
A comedy by Guy Paxton and Edward V. Hoile. Charles Pentwick, a
flamboyant and successful theatrical producer is a very lucky man.
He’s always surrounded by gorgeous actresses and attractive chorus
girls. Only one problem. His wife is a jealous and suspicious woman.
With just cause! To escape being henpecked, he and his actor friend
Bobby Bentley flee to a country cottage. Ah the peace and quiet!
Expecting to be greeted by the housekeeper, plain Mrs Harris, they
find she is replaced by her pert and pretty daughter, Molly, whose
eyes alight with delight on Bobby. Then the tantalising French
starlet, Fritzy Villiers, who fancies Charles, descends on the
cottage. So that when, unannounced, Mrs Charles Pentwick arrives,
she reacts. Vehemently! Only one solution, decides Bobby, the actor.
To make things look respectable, he will dress up and impersonate
the housekeeper! Matters are further complicated when, Dick, the
love-sick son of Charles, looking for paternal guidance, also
appears. As does Mr Mole, the wonderfully dotty scout-master,
camping nearby, who is confused by all these shenanigans. Events
spin deliriously out of control and soon the whole cast are romping
through a series of hilarious misunderstandings and mistaken
identities. This glorious comedy is a delicious cocktail full of
zest and fizz – guaranteed to send the audience home with a spring
in their step and a twinkle in their eye.
Plaza Suite, 6th August to 6th September
A comedy by Neil Simon. Three different couples visit Suite 719 at
the luxurious Plaza Hotel, and in so doing a hilarious comedy is
created. The first visitors are Sam & Karen Nash who honeymooned in
the suite twenty years ago. Karen romantically orders the same food
they ate on their wedding night. And even more pointedly, has bought
herself a glamorous nightie in an attempt to rekindle past passions.
But Sam’s mind is on other things. A big business deal is eluding
him. And he is continually losing the battle to keep young and fit.
But for whom? For Kate? Or…? The second occupant is Jesse Kiplinger,
a successful, vibrant film director. He has arranged a rendezvous
with an old girlfriend from his school days. The gauche and nervous
Muriel Tate arrives. And repeatedly stutters, ‘I’m a married woman!’
and ‘I really can’t stay another minute’. But, inevitably she is
dazzled by Jesse’s aura of Hollywood magic. Will she succumb? Would
you? The third couple are Norma and Roy Hubley who have hired the
suite for their daughter’s glorious wedding day. However we never
see Mimsy, the bride, as she has locked herself in the bathroom.
‘The marriage is off!’ declares Mimsy. The bridegroom, the minister,
relatives, friends, wedding guests are all waiting downstairs. Not
to mention an expensive feast. We watch as Norma and Roy threaten,
cajole, curse, beg – anything! – to get their reluctant daughter
out. Plaza Suite is one of Neil Simon’s best known and best loved
plays and his wonderfully witty dialogue and sparkling humour will
guarantee an evening of fun and laughter.
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