Taking Steps, May 1982

“Taking Steps, arguably Alan Ayckbourn’s funniest comedy for some years, comes to the Gordon Craig in the week beginning Monday 3 May. Heading the cast in David Kirk’s new production are two of Britain’s favourite TV stars, Richard Easton (from The Brothers and Chintz) and David Janson (Don’t Rock the Boat), and the company also includes Sheridan FitzGerald (from For Maddy With Love), Peter Russell, Katie Evans and John Tallents. Alan Tagg’s superb set brilliantly accommodates rooms on three floors of a Victorian villa — all on one level! — and provides a superb framework for this ‘hilarious melee of mistaken identities, punch-ups and shriek-ins’ (Evening Standard).

The opening night of the production, on Bank Holiday Monday, 3 May, will be a special charity gala in aid of Action Research for the Crippled Child: all seats for this performance only, £5.00 (inclusive of wine and light buffet).

Subsequent performances: £2.50, £3.50, £4.00 (c, as indicated in diary, £1.50, £2.10, £2.40) except 5.00pm performance Saturday only: all £2.50 (c £1.50)”.