Performances 21-23 October 2026, Merstham Village Hall
Directed by Stephen Tickell
Subtitled ‘An Entertainment on Marriage’ when first performed in 1969, Mixed Doubles is a series of short plays each with two characters, portraying relationships at different stages of life and love. Beginning with young newly-marrieds in A Man’s Best Friend, then arguments during a tennis match in Score, it finishes with an elderly couple contemplating their likely fate in Resting Place. With authors including Fay Weldon and Alan Ayckbourn, the plays range from humorous and whimsical to poignant and satirical.
Cast
| The Vicar by George Melly | Berny Burke |
| A Man’s Best Friend by James Saunders | Konstantine Borbély-Soproni, Matt Sheldon |
| Score by Lyndon Brook | Dee Coutts, Stephen Tickell |
| Norma by Alun Owen | Dee Coutts, Sneha Grover |
| Permanence by Fay Weldon | Joanne Packham, Gerald Hulf |
| Countdown by Alan Ayckbourn | Imelda Smith, Roger Nelson |
| Silver Wedding by John Bowen | Imelda Smith, Gerald Hulf |
| Resting Place by David Campton | Tracey Hulf, Roger Nelson |
Production Team
| Sound & Lighting | Stephen Tickell |
| Costume & Props | The Company |
| Prompt | Sue Peyton |
| Poster design | Konstantine Borbély-Soproni |
| Box Office | Diana Drysdale |
| Front of House | Nigel Martin, Graham Booth, Rose McDonald, Katie Alvarez, Lisa Taylor, John Matossian |
| Photography | Tim Markey, Stephen Hewes |
