Now we dont want to start Christmas like this; do we?Cheating at snakes and ladders; fighting over comic books; a bungled infidelity beneath the tree. Christmas has arrived in the Bunker household along with family and friends. But as the children lurk just out of sight; its the adults who are letting the side down. I couldnt. Not in our sitting-room. Not in front of the television. Somewhere else. Presiding over the festivities are two warring uncles; one a kindly; incompetent doctor with an interminable puppet show to perform; the other a bullying retired security guard who dominates the TV; brings toy guns for his nieces and determines theres a thief in their midst. Alan Ayckbourns masterly Seasons Greetings offers a seriously entertaining look at the misery and high jinks of an average family Christmas. The play opens at the National Theatre; London; in December 2010.Three times I caught him at it. Ripping open presents; helping himself to the contents.
#2502320 in eBooks 2010-11-16 2010-11-16File Name: B004ELA5E2
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