The Weekend This hilarious comedy by popular comedian and raconteur tells the story of Stephen Febble, around whom the story centres. In this his first stage play, Michael Palin takes a look at family values with black humour. Stephen Febble - John Draper For further information please contact Sylvia on 01895 445198
By Michael Palin
Directed by Sylvia Taylor 13th - 15th May 2010
Faced with a family gathering, world-weary Stephen Febble does his best to be difficult. When his daughter, her dreary husband Alan, their precocious child and - not least - the dog come to stay for the weekend it's enough to make him reach for the whisky, and for the sarcasm. The climax arrives on Saturday night when his patient wife Virginia has laid on a dinner party and the chiropodist comes too.
Virginia Febble - Louise Hutton
Diane, their daughter - Amanda Norfolk
Alan - Diane's husband - David Bainbridge
Charlotte - their daughter - Chloe-Marie Bowker
Duff Gardner - Phil Mison
Bridget Gardner - Lisa de Salle
Mrs Finlay - Tanya Bridgen
Hugh Bedales - the chiropodist - Anthony Salamone