by Michael Frayn

22 September - 1 October 2005

Michael Frayn describes his Alarms and Excursions as "more plays than one" - and indeed it is: there are eight of them. They are built around strong comic ideas and vary greatly in length - several are only a few minutes long. Played originally by only four people, the twenty five characters present the actors with numerous challenges, as they struggle with odd household noises, a very unusual in-flight announcement, eleven payphones and much more, providing the audience with many laughs along the way.