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Ding-Dong (A Bit of a Farce)

Ding-Dong (A Bit of a Farce)

Living in the same street doesn’t mean that you inhabit the same universe. Read more …

Being neighbours in a well-heeled part of Edinburgh, Susie and Jennifer have the same postcode but share little else.  A minor incident involving Susie’s teenage son exposes major differences in almost every other respect and near farcical events trigger a darkly comic domestic crisis of epic proportions.


The critical consensus

There is a lot to recommend this dysfunctional comedy of questionable manners.

***(*)(*)Lorna Irvine, The List, 29/03/2017

Lyon’s debut play has a sense of fun to compensate for its tonal inconsistencies.

***(*)(*)Mark Fisher, The Scotsman, 01/04/2017

In the end, it is just too cosy, and too slight even for such a short piece.

**(*)(*)(*)Hugh Simpson, All Edinburgh Theatre, 04/04/2017

Hilary Lyon’s richly comic and acutely observed romp does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s a bit of a farce.

****(*)Irene Brown, Edinburgh Guide, 04/04/2017

Where and when?

A Play, a Pie and a Pint, Glasgow from Monday March 27, 2017, until Saturday April 1, 2017. More info: http://playpiepint.com

Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh from Tuesday April 4, 2017, until Saturday April 8, 2017. More info: www.traverse.co.uk

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