Leighton Buzzard Drama Group (LBDG) Abigail's Party

Leighton Buzzard Drama Group

Abigail's Party

- three nights from Thursday 17 March 2005

Directed by John Stone

Director's Introduction

TBA

Auditions

The auditions were held on 10th January the at Trinity Methodist Church at 8 pm.

Characters List TBA

Beverly

Manipulative. Clever rather than intelligent. Speaks a strange language of cliché’s and small-talk borrowed from beauty salons, aggressive. alcoholic?

Laurence

Works for an Estate Agents. Nervous, pompous, humourless. A control-freak with no power. Aspirations to be a man of culture. Suffers a fatal heart attack at the end of the play.

Angela

Dense. Frequently says the wrong thing. Poor taste – but aspires to Beverly’s poor taste.

Tony

Uncomfortable and lumpen at the prospect of an evening’s small-talk. Ex-footballer with, perhaps, that air of cheap glamour. Probably a bully at home, maybe even a violent one. Laddish and loutish.

Sue

Socially and culturally their superior, she is strangled by her own politeness in their company. On top of her anxiety about her daughter Abigail’s party she has to endure the hospitality and the pity of Beverly. She also represents the easy sophistication and education to which Laurence aspires.

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