We are very fortunate in the Plumley area to have the productions of ‘The Other Theatre Company’ in our village hall. On 27, 28 and 29 November we were treated to a presentation of ‘Time of My Life’ by Alan Ayckbourn. It was very professional and entertaining and held the audience’s interest throughout.
The play, a black comedy, is set entirely in three time warps, past present and future and was easy to follow once the seven characters had been established. It centres around the Strattons, a fairly well to do family with a few skeletons in the cupboard and explores the relationships between three couples: Gerry Stratton (Roger Barlow) and his wife Laura (Sarah Sherwood); their son Glyn (Dave Thornton) and his wife Stephanie (Sophia Kennedy) and their younger son Adam (Greg Walker) and his girlfriend Maureen (Eleanor Barlow).
The acting throughout was excellent by all the cast, including Harry Kennedy, who cleverly played the restaurant owner and four different waiters, requiring different costumes and accents, to the great amusement of the audience. Very demanding but carried off superbly.
The backstage team had worked hard to produce a well designed and appointed set.
Overall an excellent production which the audience clearly enjoyed and who will no doubt be looking forward to the next production in April next year.
For more information about this production, please see our Past Productions page for Time of My Life.