Confusions

This bitter-sweet collection of one-act plays typifies Ayckbourn’s interactive comedies of human behaviour. The beautifully crafted script lends itself perfectly to Bruiser’s physical style with five actors playing a grand total of twenty-two characters.

Underlying this great comedy is the human dilemma of loneliness, a basic desire for companionship and the need to be accepted. Confusions examines human nature in a way we can all relate to.

Critics Review

  "It is absolutely wonderful stuff, a triumph of irony 
   and innovation." 
  "The church fete sequence is the finest, funniest and 
   most beautifully played high farce I have ever seen"
   The News Letter

  "Bruiser lands a real winner with Ayckbourn play."
  "Bruiser Theatre Company has a hit on its hands."
   The Sunday Life

  "...slick assured entertainment, punctuated by exemplary 
   performances..."
  "...a dizzying array of sound effects with pin-sharp 
   timing."
   The Irish Times

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