insideSUSSEX Magazine Issue 07 - September 2015 | Page 23

EVENTS

Absent Friends // 17-19 Sep

Wealthy, unfulfilled housewife Diana arranges a gathering of old friends
to cheer up bereaved Colin, whose fiancée drowned two months
earlier. Preparations for the tea party spark tensions and open old
wounds. As lingering resentments and deep-rooted jealousies surface,
an unexpectedly cheerful Colin strolls into the mayhem. First produced
in 1974, Absent Friends explores friendship, marriage and what it
ultimately means to be happy. In one of his finest plays, Ayckbourn’s
craftsmanship and acute social observation have never been sharper
or more biting. Alan Ayckbourn is an Olivier and Tony Award winning
playwright, whose 78 plays have been produced worldwide.

Screen Printing Workshop // 19 Sep

Be inspired by the garden and try screen printing with Elizabeth
Harbour.

7.30pm (Saturday matinee 2.30pm). Price: £13-£19
White Rock Theatre, White Rock, Hastings TN34 1JX
www.whiterocktheatre.org.uk / 01424 462288

10am. Price: £60
Monk’s House, Rodmell, Lewes BN7 3HF
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/monks-house / 0844 2491 895

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