There is something strangely familiar about this story. Many new parents can relate to this and I include myself.
Written by Colin Welland. He also plays Tony. Along with his wife Jean (Susan Jameson) and their new born baby. They have travelled up from London to introduce their infant to daughter to their respective mothers.
Only for 'Nana' Weston and 'Grannie' Clarke engage in power games. The latter is devoutly religious but her daughter Jean is not. She makes it clear to her mother that the baby will not be christened.
As 'Grannie' Clarke storms off. 'Nana' Weston makes her move. Revisiting memory lane with her son Tony. Recalling all friends, old girlfriends and how his mates would come down to their house for tea.
Strangely enough one of Tony's mates calls to ask Tony to drop by in the pub. It seems Nana tipped him off.
Tony misses home and misses his friends. It was Jean who dragged him away to London in a pokey flat. A fresh beginning away from stifling parents.
It is when Tony and his friends drop by the house to party. A frustrated Jean realises that her mother in law has engineered all this. Get Tony to miss the good old days. Nana even has a barrel of beer ready for them.
Jean has had enough and makes her move. Flirting with her husband's friends and shocking her mother in law.
This is a wryly observed play. Although I raised an eyebrow as to how the baby managed to sleep through all that din.
I did expect more fireworks from Nana though. I thought she would be enraged at Jean for cuckolding her little boy.
Written by Colin Welland. He also plays Tony. Along with his wife Jean (Susan Jameson) and their new born baby. They have travelled up from London to introduce their infant to daughter to their respective mothers.
Only for 'Nana' Weston and 'Grannie' Clarke engage in power games. The latter is devoutly religious but her daughter Jean is not. She makes it clear to her mother that the baby will not be christened.
As 'Grannie' Clarke storms off. 'Nana' Weston makes her move. Revisiting memory lane with her son Tony. Recalling all friends, old girlfriends and how his mates would come down to their house for tea.
Strangely enough one of Tony's mates calls to ask Tony to drop by in the pub. It seems Nana tipped him off.
Tony misses home and misses his friends. It was Jean who dragged him away to London in a pokey flat. A fresh beginning away from stifling parents.
It is when Tony and his friends drop by the house to party. A frustrated Jean realises that her mother in law has engineered all this. Get Tony to miss the good old days. Nana even has a barrel of beer ready for them.
Jean has had enough and makes her move. Flirting with her husband's friends and shocking her mother in law.
This is a wryly observed play. Although I raised an eyebrow as to how the baby managed to sleep through all that din.
I did expect more fireworks from Nana though. I thought she would be enraged at Jean for cuckolding her little boy.
