In Basildon
From: Thursday, 16th February 2012
To: Thursday, 5 April 2012
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Synopsis
Len’s on his death bed and the family gather to say their final farewells. His sisters still aren’t speaking after nearly 20 years, his nephew’s trying for a baby - and a bigger house, while his best mate Ken remembers ‘Bas-vegas’ when it was a village. As the spread is laid out and the ham sandwiches sit next to the wreaths, it’s hard to see who’s hungry and who’s just greedy. An epic family drama exploring inheritance and the myth of place.
Our Review:
Michael Coveney - 23 February 2012
Len’s dying in Basildon. His sisters, Maureen and Doreen (or “Maur” and “Dor”), who haven’t spoken for 20 years, gather at the bedside together with best friend Ken, neighbour Pam and nephew Barry, who lives in a council flat with his overweight wife Jackie.
The simmering family feuds in David Eldridge’s fine new play are threaded through a discussion of the lives they’ve all led in transit from the East End in the Second World War to “overspill” Essex in Romford and now the “plotlands” of Basildon and nearby villages of Laindon and Vange.
It’s not just because I am familiar with these demographic shifts that I enjoy the play so much; Eldridge is on to something that hasn’t been written about much, or at least so well, in our theatre. Just as Ken is “authentic Basildon,” Eldridge is “authentic Romford” with a few twists.
Ironically, he even incorporates a we...
Latest User Review
Job - 5 April 2012:
I'm with Vanessa. Left at the interval feeling patronized. I'm from the area in question. Such laboured dialogue - overstuffed with local research and recognition gags (yes, Jeremy Clarkson gets a predictable mention. Needs a script overhaul by someone with Ayckbourn's know how....
Cast
Linda Bassett (Doreen)
Max Bennett (Tom)
Debbie Chazen (Jackie)
Phil Cornwell (Len)
Christian Dixon (Reverend David Williams)
Wendy Nottingham (Pam)
Lee Ross (Barry)
Ruth Sheen (Maureen)
Peter Wight (Ken)
Jade Williams (Shelley)
Max Bennett (Tom)
Phil Cornwell (Len)
Wendy Nottingham (Pam)
Peter Wight (Ken)
Creative
David Eldridge (Author)
Colutts (Corporate Sponsor)
Royal Court (Producer)
Dominic Cooke (Director)
Ian MacNeil (Design)
Nicky Gillibrand (Costume)
Guy Hoare (Lighting)
Paul Arditti (Sound)
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