Life and Beth

5th December 2016 to 10th December 2016, 20:00 at Wickham Theatre Centre, Corkscrew Hill, West Wickham (52.3 miles)

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It's Christmas, and Beth is mourning the recent death of her health and safety officer husband, Gordon.
Beth's sister-in-law Connie and son Martin have come to stay, determined to ensure that she should have a stress-free Christmas, but between Connieâ??s booziness and Martinâ??s unspeaking and emotionally volatile girlfriend Ella, their intentions prove to be short-lived.
Only David, the local vicar, provides Beth with any comfort, but when he says a prayer for her bereavement he unwittingly summons Gordonâ??s ghost to return to the family home.
Gordon has been busy implementing health and safety measures in the afterlife and is now determined to stick around to help Beth manage her affairs. It soon becomes apparent, however, that his return is not altogether welcome. This play is both comic and touching. And then thereâ??s the matter of the catâ?¦!