Thursday November 30th to Saturday December 2nd 2023 Bookseller Alec Firth is having an affair with his assistant Liz, and has craftily organized his domestic life so that they can go to Spain on holiday without making Alec's wife Maggie suspicious. What could possibly go wrong? The answer is plenty! On the doorstep in dizzyingly rapid succession are: Phoebe, Alec's mother, who has discharged herself from her old peoples home and has no intention of returning. Jamie, Alec's son, who is sporting a broken ankle. Mandy, Alec's daughter. Heavily pregnant and not planning to marry the babys father. And to cap it all, Maggie, who is herself about to go away on holiday, has just bought a dog, which requires more than its fair share of attention. Alec's attempts to resolve his problems and escape with Liz are charted to hilarious effect in Haywire, written with all of Eric Chappell's customary wit and ingenuity.