Cubbington Players - Time of My Life

Maureen (Rebecca Hunt) becomes increasingly frustrated that her dinner date hasn't shown up, while Benji (Dave Gallagher) waits for her order.

Alan Ayckbourn is an acknowledged master in the exploration of the comic and at times sad complexities of modern middle-class relationships, and "Time of My Life" is a superb example of his art.

Gerry Stratton has successfully run his family business for many years, and with his wife Laura and their two sons always celebrate their family anniversaries in their favourite restaurant, Essa di Calvi. However, all is not as well as it appears on the surface.

The three couples initially occupy the same time zone, Laura's 62nd birthday, 22nd January 1994. However, as the action unfolds, we see the elder son, Glyn, and his wife Stephanie, move forward in time (nearly 2 years in total), and the younger son, Adam, and his new girlfriend Maureen, move backward in time to the beginning of their relationship. Gerry and Laura remain in the same time zone, 22nd January 1994. This device gives the play its special atmosphere, as it reveals how their several different fates are inextricably intertwined.