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Poster by Sharon Phipp

by Arthur Smith & Chris England

Directed by Malcolm Saunders assisted by Anton Krause

Performances: Tue 4th – Sat 8th April 1995, Bell Theatre

Introduction

Scene:- A holiday flat in Majorca.

Time:- During the World Cup 1990

Monica and Bill are there to rekindle their failing marriage. Monica dreams of having an affair with Gary Lineker, "the Queen Mother of football" while she is really seeing Dan, a fried of Bill's and a travel writer, whose books are published by Bill's firm.

As the game begins Dan turns up unexpectedly, as do Ian and Birgitta, a German tour rep. They settle down to watch the game, and, against a background of England's World Cup semi-final, the real battle is being fought by the five viewers in majorca.

Cast

• Monica - Helen Chadney
• Bill - Alan Slater
• Ian - Joe Whitehouse
• Birgitta - Sarah Slater
• Dan - Stephen Cowes
• Voice of interviewer - Malcolm Saunders
• Voice of Gary Lineker - Anton Krause

Crew

• Stage Manager - John Lilley
• Assistant Stage - Drew & Linda Nelson
• Lighting Design - Paul Bryan & Peter Medd
• Sound Recording- Brian Fretwell
• Sound Operator - Sylvia Bryan
• Set Design - Alan Buckman
• Set Construction - Alan Buckman, Anton Krause & Sharon Phipp

Reviews

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Gallery

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