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    Table Manners
    Table Manners
    Table Manners
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    Table Manners

    Written by Alan Ayckbourn

    Narrated by Martin Jarvis and Full Cast

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    England’s famous seducer of other men’s wives lays siege to his sister-in-law in the first “battle” of Ayckbourn’s celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests. In Table Manners, the action occurs in the dining room of Mother’s house, where a conventional middle-class family is attempting to have a pleasant country weekend. But they are no match for Norman, the bane of the family, who horrifies everyone by doing exactly as he likes.

    An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:
    Rosalind Ayres as Sarah
    Kenneth Danziger as Reg
    Martin Jarvis as Norman
    Jane Leeves as Annie
    Christopher Neame as Tom
    Carolyn Seymour as Ruth.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherL.A. Theatre Works
    Release dateJul 1, 2009
    ISBN9781580816847
    Table Manners
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    Alan Ayckbourn

    Alan Ayckbourn is one of England's most prolific and widely performed living playwrights with over sixty plays in his catalogue. In 1997, he received a knighthood for his services to the theater. His plays include Absurd Person Singular, The Norman Conquests trilogy, and House & Garden. He lives in England.

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