The play introduces a woman named Harriet who is ''entertaining'' a married man named Gordon, who dutifully leaves her household money after complaining about the high cost of maintaining a wife, a family and a mistress. Once Gordon leaves, the sheets are changed for the arrival of Alec. Alec, like Gordon, is paying Harriet's bills, and he too complains about the expense of supporting a family as well as a mistress. Each man thinks he is the only one in Harriet's life, and Harriet orchestrates their comings and goings with the artistry of a professional. Complications arise when Harriet's friend Anne arrives unexpectedly, throwing Harriet's dual timetable into disarray. Gordon and Alec both show up at the same time, and Harriet begins to create a fantastic story to explain each to the other. Further lives are invented as Anne's husband and Gordon's and Alec's respective wives ring the doorbell!

Key for Two is a happy collaboration between two writers who are both known for writing well crafted comedies particularly for television. John Chapman has also written jointly with Ray Cooney whose plays have been commercially very successful in the last few years. They write scripts that make money and laughter by making fun of personal situations. They also remind us that theatre doesn't have to keep pushing out to the edges of human experience. Plays like Key for Two are fun for fun's sake, in which the characters witlessly work themselves into ridiculous situations and then wittily work their way out.

Virginia Skinner as Harriet
Steve Cummings as Alec
Trevor Doyle as Gordon
Elle de Laurent as Anne
Steve Killeen as Richard
Jo Stanley as Mildred
Penny Dilworth as Magda

Acknowledgements

Express Advocate, Peninsular News,
Radio Five-O-Plus, Laycock St Theatre,
Multi-Arts Confederation,
Gosford City Council, What? E-News,
Youth in Performing Arts, Fast Colour.
Central Coast Sun Weekly

Director Denise Main
Stage Manager Marie Sellers
Asst Stage Manager Beatrice Leddy
Production Manager Steve Mason
Set Design Steve Mason
Set Conscruction Members and friends
Lighting/sound Leigh Collins
Props Beatrice Leddy
Makeup Laura Scott
Publicity/program Patrice Horne
Photography Brendon Flynn
Front of House/Canteen Gerri Brieger,           members, friends
Poster/flyer design Patrice Horne
Box Office Linda Williams, Barbara Hickey