Arrivals and Departures
- Full Length Play, Comedy
- 7M, 6F
- ISBN: 9780573113574
A poignant, timely comedy of two strangers meeting in the midst of an increasingly farcical anti-terrorist operation.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 120 minutes
A terrorist code-named Cerestes is on the loose, and the police have planned a sting to capture him as he steps off a train at a London station.
The operation, led by the buffoonish Major Quentin, has drawn in two civilians - Ez and Barry. Perfect strangers as the play begins, their time waiting for the trap to be set gives them a chance to get to know each other, and try to make sense of the chaos unfolding around them.
Alan Ayckbourn's 77th play shows he has lost none of his theatrical inventiveness.
The operation, led by the buffoonish Major Quentin, has drawn in two civilians - Ez and Barry. Perfect strangers as the play begins, their time waiting for the trap to be set gives them a chance to get to know each other, and try to make sense of the chaos unfolding around them.
Alan Ayckbourn's 77th play shows he has lost none of his theatrical inventiveness.
Premiere Production:
The world premiere of Arrivals and Departures took place on 6 August, 2013 at the Stephen Joseph Theatre, Scarborough.
Characters
- Casting: 7M, 6F
- Casting Attributes: Roles for Children
- Casting Notes: Arrivals and Departures was originally written for an adult cast of 11 actors plus two non-speaking girls. It can be performed with a larger cast and less doubling of roles.
BARRY - A traffic warden, 50s.
CAPTAIN QUENTIN SEXTON - O/C SSDO, late 40's.
SHANE HUGHES (SSDO) CAZ WALTERS (SSDO)
DON SIMKINS (SSDO) RO MERRIVALE (SSDO)
DAVID SCULLION (SSDO) RITA MERRIVALE (SSDO)
GRETA TEASDALE (SSDO)
TOMMY WISBY (SSDO)
THE SUSPECT
CERASTES
NADINE SWAIN - Ez's mother, 27-37.
ESMÉ SWAIN - (10 - 12)
ESMÉ SWAIN - (15 - 28)
FREDDIE SWAIN - Her father, 28.
SHERWIN COOPER - Nadine's boyfriend, 32-35.
ROB STAGMORE - Esmé's boyfriend, 32-35.
CHARLES STAGMORE - Rob's father, 60's.
HILARY STAGMORE - Rob's mother, 60s.
AN ARMY CHAPLIN
YOUNG BARRY - (27 - 43)
DEBS (DEBRA) (née FOX) - His wife, 20 - 35.
YOUNG DAISY - His daughter, 7.
DAISY HAWKINS - (14)
JESS FOX - His father-in-law, 55.
PAULINE FOX - His mother-in-law, 50-65.
CLIVE WARD - His childhood friend, 30.
LILY GILL - Fox's accountant, 20-41.
NORMAN SCULLION - An auditor, 50s.
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