Late Flowering*

The office of Constance Beaumont’s marriage bureau is rife with frustration. Her secretary, Daphne, wedded to her old file cards, is at war with the computer. Mrs. Foster-Buller finds every prospective mate falls well short of her late husband – and does not hesitate to tell them so. Miss Pinder cannot find satisfaction in any of the matches found for her. When Martin Whittaker arrives to sort out the computer problems, he becomes embroiled in everyone’s relationships, finding the reluctant Constance his perfect match. The wooing and pursuing that follows leads to some hilarious schemes, as secrets emerge and love eventually blossoms for all.

July 11-22
July 11, 12, 14, 15; 18, 19, 21, 22 @2:30pm – $23.00
July 13, 14; 19, 20, 21 @ 8:00pm – $27.00

Nobody’s Perfect, by Simon Williams*

Harriet Copeland, the editor at Love is All Around publishers, runs a competition for romantic fiction by women. To overcome the gender bias, Leonard Loftus submits the winning manuscript under the name Lulabell Latiffa. The once bashful statistician is suddenly a very worried man. His wayward teenage daughter and rascally old father hilariously complicate his frantic attempts to maintain the charade that he is a woman, and when he falls in love with Harriet matters become outrageously complicated. This side-splitting tale has four irresistible characters, belly laughs galore, and a happy ending that has been hailed as a comedy masterpiece.

August 15-26*
August 15, 16, 18, 19; 22, 23, 25, 26 – @2:30pm – $23
August 17, 18; 23, 24, 25 – @8:00pm – $27.00

Just the Ticket, by Peter Quilter

When we meet Susan, a garrulous yet lonely post office clerk, she is about to board a plane to retrace the footsteps of a trip she took three decades ago with three girlfriends. The girlfriends are not able to go with her, so Susan is determined to relive their memories as well as her own. Whether relating her degrading experience with airport security, toasting her absent friends by consuming their favourite cocktails as well as her own, or attempting to pick up the barman at the hotel staff party, Susan engages us with her wit, humour, self-deprecation and humanity. You can’t help identifying with and loving Susan, as she relives her dream. Sparkling dialogue, hilarious situations and Susan’s own natural charm ensure that “Just the Ticket” is just the ticket for a theatrical experience of innocuous fun.

September 19-23
September 19, 20, 22, 23 – @2:30pm – $23.00
September 21, 22 – @8:00pm – $27.00