Cast

Synopsis

A comedy drama. Kale Moor Grocery Depot is the supply depot for a chain of down-market supermarkets. Under the imaginative guidance of Bruce “The Games Master”, work here is an endless round of food sports (sprout tag, Smartie-and-flan tiddlywinks, frozen fish sword-fighting), much enjoyed by the all-male night-shift workers. But a major change is due, for their new colleague is not a born games player but is – even worse – a woman! A woman who can see through the childish antics of the men to reveal the insecurities and weaknesses beneath. At first relations are reasonably civilised, but the gloves come off when the cerebral challenge of murder-mystery role-playing is presented to the team. It originally starred Stephen Tomlinson and Mark Benton.

Directors Notes

Welcome to the “animal shift” at Kale Moor grocery distribution depot. Under the imaginative guidance of Bruce “The Gamesmaster”, work here is an endless round of food sports (sprout tag, Smartie-and-flanbase tiddlywinks, frozen fish swordfighting), sarcasm and juvenile humour, much enjoyed by the all-male night-shift workers. But a major change is due, for their new colleague is not a born games player but is – even worse – a woman who can see through the childish antics of the men to the insecurities and weaknesses beneath. At first, relations are reasonably civilized, but the gloves come off when the cerebral challenge of murder-mystery role-playing is presented to the team… and there are surprises in store for all of them.

The End of the Food chain is another comic gem from the author of Neville’s Island and BBC TV’s Preston Front.

“Highly entertaining… pungently characterised… a hilarious dark comedy” INDEPENDENT’.

I am thrilled with the set for this play and would like to thank Robin Green, making his debut as set designer for Bingley, for the thought and work he has put into it.