In rehearsal
28-30 July 2005
Brindsley Miller, a young sculptor, and his debutante fiancée, Carol Melkett, have ‘borrowed’ some expensive antiques from his neighbour Harold Gorringe, who is away for the weekend, to spruce up Brindsley's apartment to impress Carol’s father and a wealthy prospective art buyer named Bamberger. Before the guests arrive, a fuse in the cellar short-circuits, causing a blackout.

Confusion reigns as visitors – some welcome, others not – impose themselves on Brindsley’s evening: Colonel Melkett, Mr Gorringe, the teetotal neighbour Miss Furnival (who of course gets drunk), Brindsley’s former lover Clea, Schuppanzigh the artistically minded electrician (who is mistaken for Bamberger) and finally Bamberger himself, who is mistaken for Schuppanzigh.

Light and dark are transposed for theatrical reasons: the play begins in darkness but the lights come on suddenly when the fuse blows.
Cast
Brindsley Miller – James Edmunds
Carol Melkett – Cynthia Crabtree
Miss Furnival – Lestrine Wishart
Colonel Melkett – Philip Lane
Harold Gorringe – Keith Wishart
Schuppanzigg – Patrick Neylan
Clea – Audrey Daniels
George Bamberger – Philip George

Crew
Director – Emily Edmunds
Stage Manager – Joanna Walls
Production Manager – Jeremy Walls
Assistant Stage Manager – Rupert Allen
Prompt – Ann Blatcher
Properties – Tom Canton, Helen Walls
Costumes – Ann Finn
Lighting & Sound – Norman Bailey, Neil Robertson
Set Design – Emily Edmunds, Keith Wishart