Edward Alderton Theatre Home | News | This Season | Next Season | Bookings | Auditions | Members | Archive | History | Location | Links | Contact Us   Confusions by Alan Ayckbourn Directed by Lesley Robins 26 June - 3 July 1999 (7 performances) These five short plays deal riotously with the human dilemma of loneliness; a mother unable to escape from baby talk (Mother Figure), a disastrous fete (Gosforth's Fete), an unsuccessful seduction attempt (Drinking Companion), a fraught dinner encounter (Between Mouthfuls) and with the final play, A Talk In The Park, five self-immolated characters on park benches.... Mother Figure  Cast Lucy Gaynor Fisher Rosemary Jean Sharp Terry Paul Wharton PC Higgs    Drinking Companion  Cast Harry Peter Gray Paula Victoria Findlay Bernice Gaynor Fisher Waiter Dennis Robins PC Higgs    Between Mouthfuls  Cast Waiter Dennis Robins Pearce Peter Gray Mrs Pearce Pam Sage Martin Paul Wharton Polly Gaynor Fisher g Gosforth's Fête  Cast Mrs Pearce Pam Sage Milly Victoria Findlay Gosforth Peter Gray Vicar Alex Board Stewart Paul Wharton g  A Talk in the Park  Cast Arthur Dennis Robins Beryl Victoria Findlay Charles Peter Gray Doreen Jean Sharp Ernest Alex Board Crew Stage Manager Allison Henderson Assistant Stage Manager Eleanor McEnery Set Design Jean Sharp, Lesley Robins Lighting & Sound Design Bernard Tilley, Amanda Whittle Light Rigging Bernard Tilley Lighting Operation Jenny Devonshire Sound Operation Jerry McKeon Costumes & Properties Brenda Winn Backstage Brenda Winn, Linda Hall, Claire Kingshott, Paula Gibbs, Jean Sharp Review Currently unavailable