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Season's Greetings

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4f, 5m

Alan Ayckbourn

"Brilliantly combines cynicism and humor." - Sunday Express

"Superbly crafted." - Sunday Telegraph

Season's Greetings

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4f, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition

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Summary
Half a dozen friends and relatives are celebrating Christmas with Neville and Belinda. Various children are also there and, though unseen, their presence is always felt. Petty squabbles break out and some not so petty. The arrival of Clive, a young writer, leads to what momentarily appears to be a tragedy: Clive is shot by trigger happy Harvey who thinks he is a burglar. Hilarious highlights include a chaotically incompetent puppet show and a midnight love scene that sets off a fearful din among mechanical Christmas toys.

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    "Brilliantly combines cynicism and humor." - Sunday Express

    "Superbly crafted." - Sunday Telegraph

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    Alan Ayckbourn

    Alan Ayckbourn

    A playwright and theatre director, to date Alan Ayckbourn has written 89 plays – Family Album attracted four-star reviews when it premiered in September 2022 at the Stephen Joseph, where nearly all his plays are first staged.

    However, this year he will stage his 88th play Welc ...

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