Javea Grapevine Issue 179 - LARGE FONT EDITION | Page 64

Desmond Donohoe, who you are invited to meet at the semi-detached house of May Archer on the stage of the Union Musical, Gata from Monday November 16 to Friday November 20 in Norman Dunnington’s production of A Foot in the Door, wears odd socks, one red and one yellow, in tones that match his tie. He is a direct salesman at the very top of the tree. A man with twenty years experience of selling – windows, doors, you name it, he has sold it. He is within a hair’s breadth of being crowned by his current company, Samson Home Security, ‘The Salesman of the Decade’. Why the odd socks ? Let Desmond explain, “The customer will always remember me, the man with the odd socks and the matching neckwear. Straight-away the customer knows me and we have contact.” Add his Irish charm and his catchphrase,” Always a pleasure, never a chore “ and his phenomenal sales successes are no mystery. Desmond is at the home of May Archer by appointment. So, too, are Warren Wallis of The Wonderful World of Wardrobes, Stanislaw Stankowski, Painting, Paper Hanging and Plastering and Jilly Jordon of The Magical Sound of the Musical Module. They all expect to make a sale. In Desmond’s case, of the Cyclops Closed Circuit System, as recently endorsed by The Duke and Duchess of Wessex and with the sale win himself the prize of an all-expenses paid holiday for two in Jamaica that could save his marriage. May just thought it would be nice to have them all round for a nice cup of tea, a digestive biscuit and a bit of a chat. A Foot in the Door is a brand new play by Richard Harris ( Outside Edge, The Business of Murder ). It had its world premier at a bijou theatre near Reading and has been discovered by director, Norman Dunnington before being enjoyed by a wider audience. Norman’s production plays The Musical, Gata from Monday November 16 to Friday November 20. Curtain-up 8 pm. Tickets, priced 12 euros, are available from the box office on 96 579 4937 and at [email protected]