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"DON’T DRESS FOR DINNER"

written by Marc Camoletti  and adapted by Robin Hawdon. 

Directed by Pat Miles 

Performed March 2007

Synopsis:

“Hoping to spend the weekend in the country with his chic French mistress, Bernard has packed his wife, Jacqueline, off to her mother.  He has arranged a cordon bleu chef and invited his best friend, Robert, along as an alibi.  But Jacqueline changes her mind and so an hilarious, fast-paced, witty farce occurs as Bernard and Robert try to improvise their way out of confusion after confusion!” 

Cast:

             Fraser Adam                         -           Bernard, the husband

            Kimberly Stuart                    -           Jacqueline, his wife

             Chris Clune                          -           Robert, his friend 

            Caity Stafford                        -           Suzanne, his mistress

             Elise Howells                        -           Suzette, the cook

             Rhys Willoughby                 -           George, her husband 

‘In a stylishly converted French farmhouse, Bernard is hoping to entertain his chic, Parisian mistress, Suzy, for the weekend.  He has arranged for a cordon bleu cook to cater for them, is in the process of packing his wife off to her mother, and has even invited his best friend Robert as a suitable alibi – what could go wrong?

 Well, supposing Robert doesn’t know why he’s been invited?  Say Robert and Jacqueline are secret lovers?  Or how about the cook being mistaken for the mistress and the mistress who can’t cook?  Mix all these ingredients and you have the perfect recipe for an evening of hilarious confusion as Bernard and Robert improvise at breakneck speed!’