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JUNE PLAYREADING AT THE WOODBIN THEATRE IMPROBABLE FICTION BY ALAN AYCKBOURN – MONDAY 28TH JUNE AT 7PM.
It’s time for a comedy. Brendan O’Halloran mentioned this 2005 Alan Ayckbourn play might be a bit of fun to read. Part of the inspiration for Improbable Fiction is supposed to have emanated from a talk that Ayckbourn gave to a writers circle, which he suspected was actually more of a social circle. The title is inspired by a quote from Twelfth Night “If this were played upon a stage now, I could condemn it as improbable fiction” – Act III, scene 4.
There are seven characters:
Arnold, a middle aged chairman of the Writers group and writer of instruction manuals;
Grace, mother of two grown-up children, who wants to write children’s books;
Jess, a farmer, who wants to write period romance novels
Vivi, a young woman who is busy writing detective novels
Brevis, a retired headmaster, still writing musicials
Clem, a young man, who writes conspiracy theorty science fiction; and
Isla, the carer for Arnold’s mother during the Writers’ group meetings.
The play opens at an acrimonious meeting of the Pendon Writers Circle the members have been upset by the rude comments of their last guest speaker. Towards the end of the first act there is a clap of thunder and members of the group appear wearing Victorian dress, over the second act a number of mysteries are interwoven all centred around Isla and taking place in an historical drama, a 30’s detective story and a sci-fi conspiracy ….all observed by Arnold who appears to have stepped into the imaginations of his writers. I don’t want to give too much away but it is funny.
The play selection committee are still seeking submissions for Season 2011 and are particularly interested in comedies. Directors – this is a modern light and entertaining comedy – one of Alan Ayckbourn’s later plays – check it out – it could just be the play you are looking for.
WHEN: MONDAY 28TH JUNE AT 7 PM FOR A 7.30 PM SHARP START
WHERE: WOODBIN THEATRE, 15 CORONATION STREET, GEELONG WEST (just down from Irish Murphy’s)
BRING: $2 DONATION AND A PLATE OF FOOD TO SHARE AT INTERVAL
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