ABSURD PERSON SINGULAR by Alan Ayckbourn Cast: Octavia Barron-Martin, Danielle Carter, Teo Gebert, Belinda Giblin, Barry Langrishe, Mark Owen-Taylor Director Andrew Doyle Designer Claire Moloney Lighting Designer Gavan Swift A classic comedy of manners, class and kitchen sinks from Britains master of satire. Alan Ayckbourns hilarious, irresistible, dark comedy classic concerning three married couples over three Christmas Eves. The social-climbing Hopcrofts in their gadget filled kitchen; the relationship troubled Jacksons in their neglected fourth floor flat; and the laconic Brewster-Wrights in their Victorian style home. Add a mad-dog, a faulty oven and some inappropriate party games and the result is classic Ayckbourn at his very best. Ensemble Theatres last Alan Ayckbourn production was four of the Intimate Exchanges series in 2000 at the SBW Independent Theatre. The 2009 production of Absurd Person Singular has already proved to be so popular that it has been extended twice beyond its original schedule. Director Andrew Doyle has assembled a stellar cast for this wonderful Christmas comedy. Octavia Barron-Martin (Jane Hopcroft) has been directed twice before at Ensemble by Andrew Doyle in Vincent in Brixton and Losing Louis, her recent music theatre credits include Fiddler on the Roof, The Hatpin and Little Women and she appeared in the films Looking for Alibrandi and Romulus, My Father. Danielle Carter (Eva Jackson) has appeared for Ensemble in Face to Face and The ...
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