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Dinner was performed in the Jack Hylton Room from 15th-16th March

Cast & Crew

Directors: Jacqui Clark & Naomi Chidambaram
Producer: Frances Barker
Stage Managers: Fiamma Curti, Jessica McIntosh & Emma Turner
Assistant Directors: Chloe Arbury, Calum Rowan
Shadow Director: Hannah Cooper
Assistant Producers: Mona Allaert, Lucy Turnbull
Assistant Stage Managers: Emily Millard, Helen Tilby, Paul Immanuel, Matthew Hodkin

Paige: Mattie Lefèvre
Sían: Ciara Hay
Wynne: Paige Middleton
Lars: Connor Gould
Hal: Connor Axiotes
Waiter: Lewis Pugh
Mike: Harry Jay

An artist, a scientist and a sexpot are coming to dinner. Paige, hostess extraordinaire, is celebrating the publication of her husband's bestseller. The arrival of Mike, marooned in the foggy lane after crashing his van, provides an unexpected addition to the evening's entertainment.

​A silent waiter, sourced from an obscure website, completes the picture. Primordial Soup is first on the menu - let the dinner from hell begin.



​"It's my creation... like Frankenstein's monster!"
                                       - Paige 
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The second I stepped into the Jack Hylton I knew that I was in good hands. Emma Turner once again has designed a brilliant set. The group performed the play in the round, with a rotating stage that has a dinner table placed upon it. Every detail was meticulously thought out; even the offstage had a stagehand dressed in a chef’s costume to keep the realism of the world. Detail brings a show to a professional level, and professional is the best way to describe the set.
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With the action of the play in full swing, one can easily find themselves entertained. The audience never had a dull moment when watching dinner with everyone in fits of laughter throughout. I commend the directors Naomi Chidambaram and Jacqui Clark in being able to bring great depth to all the characters and devising blocking that was always imaginative. One thing that needs developing though is rhythm. Dialogue and actions at times seemed to be on an improvised tempo which was jarring at times and didn’t allow the writing to have its full comedic potential.

The performances themselves were for the most part outstanding. The degree of complexity with the acting was exciting to watch. The performers always kept their comic timing and had us in the palm of their hands. However, there were some inconsistencies in performance style. While all the performers were playing a heightened realism; some performers would fall into caricature in the aim of getting laughter. Every time this happened audience members would fall out of the realism the production had created to be distracted by the overtop and, at times, overplayed delivery of lines. Even when this happened, it was still funny, though the directors need to be wary that this can be a deterrent to the immersion of a piece.

Mattie Léfevre was brilliant. She managed to completely control the space and never had a moment where she wasn’t invested in her role. Furthermore, her ability to bring a great range to what may seem a very restricted character is incredible. The star of the show however for me has to be the waiter played by Lewis Pugh. Without a single line for most of the play, Lewis managed to keep us entranced throughout through physicality alone. In the final scene, he showed without a doubt the best acting I have seen in any LUTG Production. A worthy mention is also Paige Middleton and Ciara Hay who both played their roles skillfully.
To conclude Dinner is one of the best shows I’ve seen while in Lancaster and every member of the cast and production team should be proud of the work they put in.

- Written by Mike Narouei


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          • BLOOD BROTHERS
          • ABIGAIL'S PARTY
          • ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
        • Summer Term >
          • THE ELEPHANT MAN
          • MY MOTHER SAID I NEVER SHOULD
          • MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
          • ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN ANARCHIST
      • 2016/17 >
        • Michaelmas Term >
          • HOUSE WITH A RED DOOR
          • HIS FRIEND ED
          • PARADE
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          • BLITHE SPIRIT
          • 1984
          • INCOGNITO
          • THE GLASS HOUSE
        • Summer Term >
          • THE CRUCIBLE
          • SAUCY JACK AND THE SPACE VIXENS
          • PROOF
          • AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
          • THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
      • 2017/18 >
        • Michaelmas Term >
          • CHATROOM
          • THE HISTORY BOYS
          • ARCADIA
          • MACBETH
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          • DIOGENES IN A JAR
          • SPRING AWAKENING
          • HERE
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        • Summer Term >
          • TWO
          • DUNSINANE
          • HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES
          • THE 39 STEPS
      • 2018/19 >
        • Michaelmas Term >
          • LOVE FROM A STRANGER
          • JEKYLL & HYDE: THE MUSICAL
          • STOP!... THE PLAY
          • THE TEMPEST
        • Lent Term >
          • CLICK
          • AN IDEAL HUSBAND
          • BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY'S
          • DINNER
        • Summer Term >
          • GAMES AND AFTER LIVERPOOL
          • TWELFTH NIGHT
          • METAMORPHOSIS
      • 2019/20 >
        • Michaelmas Term >
          • KATHERINE HOWARD
          • THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE
          • FRANKENSTEIN
          • LEAR
        • Lent Term >
          • DEALER'S CHOICE
          • THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
          • HEDDA GABLER
      • 2021/22 >
        • Michaelmas Term >
          • THE GRAVEYARD SHIFT
          • PERFORMANCE SHOWCASE
        • Lent Term >
          • WOYZECK
          • IN EVENT OF MOONE DISASTER
          • THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF YOUR LIFE
        • Summer Term >
          • THE VILLAGE
          • GOD OF CARNAGE
          • A STREETCAR NAMED DESIRE
      • 2022/23 >
        • Michaelmas Term >
          • A CHRISTMAS CAROL
          • BRIEF ENCOUNTER
          • AFTER LIFE
        • Lent Term >
          • HAMLET
          • EQUUS
        • Summer Term >
          • CHEEZE
          • MACHINAL
          • THE LOST SONGBIRD
    • Past LUTG Shorts >
      • Z IS FOR ZELDA
      • IN THE WHITE
      • SOMETHING SOMETHING
      • HORATIO
      • THE DUMB WAITER
      • BULL
      • THE NEW QUAY PROJECT
      • BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
      • IN THE WHITE (2022)
    • External Projects >
      • Lancaster Offshoots >
        • BEATRIX POTTER'S PETER RABBIT AND OTHER TALES
        • HUNCHBACK
        • NEVERLAND
        • DR FAUSTUS 2010
        • SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL
        • DR FAUSTUS 2019
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