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The Norman Conquests - Table Manners Summary

A trio of comedies set over one weekend at a home in the English countryside. Each play takes place in a different locations around the house: the dining room in Table Manners, the living room in Living Together, and the garden in Round and Round the Garden. The ingenious result is that as plots unfold, something seemingly incidental in one play takes on a hysterical new context in the next.

Table Manners: the events of the weekend as seen from the dining room. In which Reg finds food scarce despite having it thrown at him by Sarah…Sarah is scandalized by Annie…Annie is disappointed by men in general and Tom in particular…Tom knocks down Norman…Norman’s romantic proposals are ruined thanks to Ruth…Ruth loses her patience, her temper and her glasses…and in which everyone has trouble deciding where to sit.

A Day of Conquests (New York Times)
What's it like to spend a day immersed in this play? Take a behind-the-scenes look with audio and photos.

Ayckbourn the Juggler, in Triple Time (New York Times)
Alan Ayckbourn, who has written more than 70 plays, is back on Broadway with his Norman Conquests trilogy.

The Norman Conquests - Table Manners Cast Members:

Amelia Bullmore, Jessica Hynes, Stephen Mangan, Ben Miles, Paul Ritter, Amanda Root

The Norman Conquests - Table Manners Creative Team

Author: Alan Ayckbourn
Director: Matthew Warchus
Press Agent: Boneau / Bryan-Brown

The Norman Conquests - Table Manners Award Winners/Nominees