Garden
by Alan Ayckbourn (1999)
Garden / HouseTwo linked plays performed simultaneously in two auditoriums - by the same cast. Each play can be seen singly, and in any order, but undoubtedly you'll want to see both sides of the story... Garden
Down in the garden, frenzied preparations are underway for the annual village fête. Will the young maypole dancers pull it off? Is there someone sinister lurking in the bushes? And exactly what does go on in the fortune teller's tent? House
Up at the house, Teddy has dreams of a bright political future as the new local MP. The only thing barring his path, is an urgent need to clean up his private life before the Prime Minister's special envoy arrives...
Alan Ayckbourn is Artistic Director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough, where most of his fifty-six plays, including House and Garden, have been premièred.
'A mind-boggling technical feat... these extraordinary plays do something unparalleled in the history of drama' Guardian
'Ayckbourn has conjoured up one of his most outrageous bits of stagecraft to date: two interconnected plays, performed simultaneously by the same cast... a delightful double-act' The Times
Running time is 2 hours and 30 minutes
Evening performances continue in the Lyttelton foyer for approximately 45 minutes
Go into the House
Garden finished on: 23 September 2000
