ASHCAN THEATRE COMPANY
PRESENTS
“DUCK VARIATIONS”

For their next offering in the successful “Cafe Theatre” format at The Farmhouse, Canterbury in the new year, Ashcan Theatre Company are staging a quirky comedy Duck Variations by America’s leading contemporary playwright David Mamet on Mon Feb 22nd to Wed Feb24th 2010.

The play is structured like a piece of music with a series of short scenes, or variations, on a single theme. It features two elderly men, Emil and George, who sit on a park bench by a big lake watching ducks. Their meandering conversations begin with the mating and migratory habits of ducks, but then go on to include the law, friendship and death. The principal irony is that the men really know very little about ducks, but they hold their opinions dear and each one assures the other that his ideas are established fact. By argument and occasional agreement a composite view of ducks, and by extension, humanity and the wider world begin to emerge.

The two roles are played by Nigel Banks and Brian Ross, and the play is directed by Alan Pope.

Tickets are priced £16 and this includes the cost of a two course meal as well as the play.

Places are limited, so pre-booking is essential. To reserve a table, telephone 01227-456118.

Doors open at 7.00pm and the performance will start at 9.15pm approx.