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THE
SAFARI PARTY
by Tim Firth
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A tense, hilarious and fast
moving comedy from the author of NEVILLE'S ISLAND and OUR HOUSE |
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THE SAFARI PARTY
was first performed at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, scarborough
in 2002 and at the Hampstead Theatre, London in 2003. It
was directed by Sir Alan Ayckbourn and designed by Michael Holt. |
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Three households in Cheshire
have agreed to hold a "safari party" - a dinner party,
each course of which is served in a different house.
The hors d'oeuvres are served by Daniel and Adam, young brothers
whose abusive father was recently shot dead, the entrées
by Lol and Esther, upwardly mobile and vulgar, and the desserts
by Inga, a seemingly benign antiques dealer. The three households
are linked not just socially; there's the whole question
of the table… The brothers sold it to Inga, inventing a
slightly colourful history for it to increase its value,
and she then re-sold it at a staggering profit - with an even
more colourful history to gullible Lol and Esther. As the
evening progresses, the many (and sometimes shocking) layers
of truth about the table are revealed. |
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A light souffle on snobbery
Dominic Cavendish, The Daily Telegraph |
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…a brilliant exposé of bourgeois
self-deceit, brought to a pitch of squirming social embarrassment.
Alfred Hickling, The Guardian
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The heartbeat of the play is that very British
thing of living in the past, and the need to live a lie.
Charles Hutchinson, Yorkshire Evening Press
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…a cracking comedy - cunningly constructed,
thematically rich, and above all blissfully funny.
Charles Spencer, The Daily Telegraph
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THE SAFARI PARTY is published by Samuel French
Ltd |
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© Alan Brodie Representation 2005 |
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