Swan Songs And The Visit

Friendship comes under the spotlight in two plays which come to the cornerHOUSE as part of a double bill.

In one, the tensions between two ageing singers surface over their careers and ambitions. Hubris, white lies, and mistaken assumptions lead to comic and poignant moments.

In the other, a volunteer befriender gets more than she bargained for when she offers the hand of friendship to another. Could it be that the befriender needs companionship more than her client?

Swan Songs and The Visit are touching comedies by Graham Large. Both have been staged, in part, to popular acclaim at the Surbiton arts centre, the first as a staged reading, the second as part of a oneACTS festival, but have been revised and beefed up since then.

Both plays also feature, among others, Debra Shepherd and Meta Thomas who met and became friends through performing in various productions and cabaret shows at the Surbiton arts centre.

Swan Songs and The Visit will be performed in the Barry Rocard studio at the arts centre in Douglas Road on Thursday, October 20 to Saturday, October 22 at 8:00pm.