ENTERTAINING MR SLOANE by Joe Orton

Blowsy landlady Kath and her sexually repressed brother Ed rent Sloane a room and proceeed to “entertain” him by seducing the seemingly hapless young man. But when their old Pa recognizes Sloane for what he is, a feckless murderer, he too is killed by the ruthless hustler. As witnesses, sibling rivals Kath and Ed come…

ONE FOR THE ROAD by Willy Russell

This wickedly observant comedy by the author of Educating Rita finds Dennis, on the eve of his thirty fifth birthday, making a last ditch attempt to break away from his middle class existence. Imprisoned on Phase Two of the housing estate and surrounded by Tupperware parties, Weight Watchers and wife swapping, he longs to revert…

LUNCH HOUR by Jean Kerr

Never has Jean Kerr’s wit had a keener edge or her comic sense more peaks of merriment than in this clever confection which starred Gilda Radner and Sam Waterston on Broadway as a pair whose spouses are having an affair. They counter by “inventing” an affair of their own. He, ironically, is a marriage counsellor…

THE MURDER GAME by Constance Cox

Brian is financially dependent on his wife Sheila, and he is in love with another woman. An acquaintance convinces him he would be better off if Sheila were to die and then suggests a “foolproof’ murder scheme, adding that he only wants the satisfaction of committing a perfect murder. The murder is successfully carried out…