Thorpe Players

Way Upstream - 15^th to 20^th May 2023

by Alan Ayckbourn

What could be more pleasant than cruising through the picturesque English countryside? It is the early 1980s, and Keith and his business partner, Alistair, have decided to take their wives, June and Emma, on a cabin-cruiser holiday up the River Orb to Armageddon Bridge. The voyage combines the comedy that makes Ayckbourn one of the world's best loved playwrights with a thread of menace. The play is both very funny and very dark, so plenty for us to get our teeth into.

This is one of Ayckbourn's lesser known but equally well written plays and is set on the boat. On the river. On our little stage. We’ll manage.

Readings / auditions / workshops:
Monday 9^th, Thursday 12^th and Monday 16^th January 2023

Performances:
Wednesday 15^th to Saturday 20^th May 2023

Tickets on sale soon.

Thorpe Village Hall
Coldharbour Lane
Thorpe
Surrey TW19 7JR