Cast

Synopsis

Aylott and Cooper’s tactics to keep encroaching age and deterioration at bay move you to laughter and tears. A perceptive observation of human nature which pays tribute to the courage and fortitude of our older generation.

Directors Notes

‘A Month of Sundays’, is, in my opinion, a delightful play. Having said that, it is interesting to look at the subject of the story, and try to appreciate why I think it ‘Delightful’. Some subject matter has not always been seen as entertainment.

A short while ago I read an account of the audiences’ reaction to the first staging of John Osborne’s’ “Look Back in Anger”. This was , as you may remember, the early Fifties. Previously most of the contemporarily written material had apparently highlighted beautifully spoken people in equally well appointed room sets. To see one of the cast in her undergarments with an ironing board on set brought gasps of astonishment!

Well of course we have moved on rapidly since then and it appears sometimes that to shock is more the intention than to entertain, but that is a vast area not of particular interest here. Our play deals with the last period in the lives of two elderly men. The setting a residential home for the elderly. Not the most auspicious reason for an evening of entertainment. How Bob Larbey effectively presents us with truisms of life in a gently humorous way is remarkable in itself. His ability to deal with the Warts and All’ and yet still make us smile is a talent I can only admire.

When I have those two ‘Old men of the theatre’ Donald Clough and Gordon Sugden bringing them to life you can perhaps begin to appreciate my pleasure.

I am very well served in the rest of my cast. Meeting new faces, and old, sharing a few moments of life together is good. I hope you agree.