Synopsis

Act 1

The Hand of God Antiques dealer Cecil cultivates friendships with his aging neighbours in the hope he will be able to get a good deal on their treasures when they die. He is particularly pleased to sell an odd sketch of a finger for ?100, only to discover it was a lost Michelangelo masterpiece, a study of the central image of the hand of God on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel worth millions.

A Lady of Letters In an effort to remedy the social ills surrounding her, Irene Ruddock compulsively writes letters of protests and complaints to everyone she can, including her MP, the police, and her local chemist.

Bed Among the Lentils Susan, the alcoholic wife of a vainly insensitive vicar, distracts herself from her marriage by conducting an affair with grocer Ramesh Ramesh.

Act 2

Her Big Chance After appearing in a series of small, unimportant roles, aspiring actress Lesley is thrilled to be cast by a West German filmmaker, until she discovers she will be appearing in soft pornography.

A Chip in the Sugar Graham, a closeted middle-aged man with a history of mild mental health problems, finds his life upended when his aging widowed mother, on whom he dotes, is reunited with an old flame who is his exact opposite. When he unearths a secret about the man's past, he triumphantly confronts his mother with the information and restores the status quo and his comfortable life but destroys her chance of happiness in the process.

Miss Fozzard Finds Her Feet A lonely, middle-aged department store clerk finds her life consumed with a burgeoning relationship with her new podiatrist, a decidedly kinky fellow whose all-consuming foot fetish prompts him to pay her to model a variety of shoes while also indulging in other activities.

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It was odd to be a one man show. It was here at the theater anyway. Kruger was usually happy to have all eyes on him, to be a distraction that might last just long enough for his co-cast to get a moment's composure. This was different, and of course he loved it even if he'd needed to tap into that paranoia that he'd thought left behind. Well, it was never too far gone to find rearing it's head and finding a hole in his masking walls. It was tapped for this show, muted much like the normal outrageous guise he wore so often. It was a dry performance as he did his best to make the scene powerfully desperate. He didn't dare compare his with the others. Instead he watched from the wings, letting the nuances of their characters take him along for the ride.