The Norman Conquests - Round and Round the Garden
From: Wednesday, 18th July 2012
To: Saturday, 4 August 2012
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Synopsis
The action of each play takes place simultaneously and follows the same six characters in the same English country house from Saturday evening to Monday morning. Believing it his mission in life to make women happy by showering them with love, Norman makes the most of every opportunity to seduce his sister-in-law Annie, charm his brother-in-law’s wife Sarah and woo his wife Ruth during a disastrous weekend of squabbling, eating, drinking and fondling.
Our Review:
Anne Morley-Priestman - 18 July 2012
For audiences who either know the trilogy of Alan Ayckbourn’s The Norman Conquests from its outings elsewhere or from Helen Leblique’s production of Table Manners which opened last week and runs in repertory with Round and Round the Garden, the jigsaw pieces begin to slip more comfortably into their allotted slots as the story develops.
This time we are in the garden of the country house where Annie (Rebecca Todd) is looking after her bed-ridden querulous mother; her married siblings and their spouses having more or less opted out of the responsibility. The spotlight falls this time more on veterinary neighbour Tom (Jamie Chapman) and Annie sister Ruth (Daisy Ashford) as Annie’s frustrations with her life and other people’s roles in it boil up and over.
By now, the company is obviously comfortable working together and paces the fun – as well as the more serious moments – with considerable style. Ashford ...
Cast
Richard Earl (Norman)
Creative
Alan Ayckbourn (Author)
Helen Leblique (Director)
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