Machine swamped with bookings

Woy Woy Little Theatre Group's answering machine has broken down in a flood of bookings for the group's production of Habeas Corpus.

The play opens on June 25 at the Peninsula Theatre.

"We totally underestimated the number of calls we were likely to receive and the poor machine gave up under the pressure," said director Ms Brenda Logan.

She said the group apologised to patrons who had been ringing the booking office trying to reserve seats.

"We are a community organisation relying totally on volunteers and we man the office only two weeks prior to the opening of each show," Ms Logan said.

"Before that, we use the services of an answering machine, but unfortunately the treasurer (who monitors the machine) went away for a few days.

"If you have been unable to get through, or have not had your call returned, please try again," she said.

The play, written by Alan Bennett and directed by Ms Logan, is a satirical merry-go-round which traces the friends and acquaintances of a family who are determined to put sex and satisfactions of the body above everything else in their lives.

In the production, the stage represents the interior and surroundings of the Wicksteeds house in Hove.

"The permissive society is taken to task in a farcical comedy in which the characters move and dance in a maze of mistaken identities and sexual encounters," Ms Logan said.

The play will run for three weeks from June 25, with performances Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and a Sunday matinee at 2pm.

The booking office opens June 15 and is available from 10am to 2pm weekdays in the Woy Woy Meals on Wheels building.

Phone 4344 4737 to make a booking.

Tickets are adults $18, concession $15 and children 5 to 15 $5

Email, June 3 Brenda Logan, director, Woy Woy Little Theatre