Chris Keates, Edwin Cotton, Mary presland, Ruth Galley, David Haines, Michael Brackley, Pam Reeve & Peter Dayson
The Bliss family is ultra bohemian. Mother Judith is a retired actress who makes a crisis out of everything, father David is a selfish novelist; their children Simon and Sorrel are good looking but ill mannered. One weekend all announce they are expecting a guest: mother has invited an athletic youth who is in love with her, Sorel a diplomat, Simon an intense young woman and David a flapper. The guests receive an unusual and rude reception much to their bewilderment. For the Bliss family though it is just another (typical) day. The play was subsequently restaged in 2011 to celebrate RSC's 200th production at the Kenneth More Theatre with the same director and one member of the original cast, albeit in a different role. Click here for further details of this production. |
Pam Reeve, David Haines, Mary Presland, Edwin Cotton, Ruth Galley, Chris Keates, Peter Dayson, Michael Brackley & Pat Norris