Details

In this hilarious fish-out-of-water tale, a na?ve but highly imaginative piano tuner is summoned to the stately home of Lord and Lady Slingsby-Craddock. A case of mistaken identity leads to an increasingly surreal series of encounters over a summer weekend of tennis matches and afternoon tea, as Mr Whatnot attempts to win the affections of their debutante daughter Amanda. Think Mr Bean goes to Downton. Alan Ayckbourn is one of the country's most loved and prolific playwrights. Following on from our Ayckbourn at 70 Season in 2009 we are delighted to present one of his rarely seen early plays ? his very first to transfer to the West End. This is the 50th anniversary production of a side-splitting play combining a tribute to the physical comedy of the silent movie era with the very British obsessions with class, cucumber sandwiches and bed-hopping.

Cast/Performers

Liz Crowther, Russell Dixon, Flick Ferdinando, Charles Hunt, George Keller, Antonia Kinlay, Juanma Rodriguez

Creatives/Company

Author: Alan Ayckbourn
Producer: Royal and Derngage
Director: Cal McCrystal
Design: Lucy Bradridge
Sound: Helen Atkinson
Lighting: Richard Godin
Choreographer: Ivan Fabrega