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The Last Chair

WRITTEN and directed by Ian Townsend, making his third contribution to 24:7 since 2004, this absurdist comedy takes as its premise the outlandish notion that there are no more chairs in the world, nor are they being made.

So what will happen when a well-dressed man (Karl Lucas) and equally well-heeled woman (Hayley Fairclough) find themselves verbally jousting over what seems to be the last chair?

Shouldn’t the arrival of artisan Tom (Stephen King) with another chair help them out of their plight?

Despite seeming slight compared to some 24:7 offerings, this is, nonetheless, entertaining enough and certainly well-delivered.

Shouldn’t it have been a promenade production, though?

Shows - July 23, 24 and 25.

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