12-Sep-10 at 07:30PM

14-Sep-10 at 07:30PM

Season:

25-Nov-10 to 4-Dec-10

Enquiries:

0449 932 921

Characters:

Sarah 35-40 Motherly,likes to take control, thoughtful, forthright

Reg 35-45 Easy going, does as he's told, intellectual, good sense of humor

Annie 25-30 Anxious, stuck-in-a-rut, plain-jane, looking for some fun in her life

Tom 30-35 Very simple man, good natured, oblivious to what's happening around him, not good with showing affection

Ruth 35-40 Career-minded, independant, vain, not good with relationships

Norman 35-40 Womaniser, good sense of humour, sensitive, sarcastic, persuasive

Reg, Ruth and Annie are brother and sister - the others are their respective partners.

Please note - All ages are a guide to the age of the character - not an age requirement for the actor.

(As long as an actor can look and present them as a particular age, this is all that matters.)

**English accents essential**

Theatre:

Bradshaw Street Community Hall

Bradshaw Street (off Buckley Street)

West Essendon

Melways 28B3

Synopsis:

In Table Manners Sarah and Reg arrive at mum's house for the weekend so that invalid mum's care-giver,

Reg's sister Annie, can get away for the weekend.

But Annie ends up staying, their brother-in-law Norman shows up unexpectedly, and not long after, so does Norman 's

wife Ruth (Annie and Reg's sister).

Sarah tries her best to organize a family dinner for the five of them plus Tom, a slow-witted neighbor whom everyone expects to propose to Annie.

Sarah can't get much cooperation and doesn't realize that Annie had planned to sneak off with Norman .

Norman is incorrigible, Annie is caught between Tom and a fling, mum is upstairs demanding attention, and there aren't six proper chairs.

Other Information:

ABOUT OUR DIRECTOR

2010 will be Tess Maurici-Ryan's first time directing for Essendon Theatre Company.

Still relatively new at the directing game,

Tess has directed Key for Two, Shenanigan's Wake, Absurd Person Singular

and Relatively Speaking at Sunshine Community Theatre.

With over 10 years of experience, Tess has been involved in all aspects of Production,

from publicity, to lighting, sound,

performance and stage managment.

More recently, Tess has been seen performing

on stage at Essendon Theatre with This Way Up, Enchanted April, Dinkum Assorted and

Things are not what they seem.

This new environment and the advantage of work on an actual stage is enough to keep Tess motivated and very excited to get started on the show.

With a Passion for English comedy

(and Alan Ayckbourn) we're not surprised to see her choice of show this time around.