{"id":72,"date":"2013-12-04T15:58:28","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T15:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/?page_id=72"},"modified":"2013-12-08T08:39:34","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T08:39:34","slug":"gameplan-by-alan-ayckbourn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/?page_id=72","title":{"rendered":"GamePlan By Alan Ayckbourn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The companion piece to Flatspin. Gameplan is a black comedy, jet black in fact. It is a funny and harrowing piece of drama, one of Ayckbourn&#8217;s best.<\/p>\n<p>Sorrel&#8217;s mum is short on money after a divorce and a failed business. They may have to move out of their apartment and live in the grim north! Sorrel hits on a moneymaking scheme and persuades her best friend, Kelly, to help her. She advertises her services but her first client ends poorly. Scandal follows and coverups all round.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery_box_single\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gallery clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gameplan-poster252a42f201e81c-724x1024.jpg\" title=\"Poster\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Poster\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gameplan-poster252a42f201e81c-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/gameplan-poster252a42f201e81c.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Poster&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01052a42f20eae9c.jpg\" title=\"A normal day starts\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"A normal day starts\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01052a42f20eae9c-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01052a42f20eae9c.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">A normal day starts&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00152a42f1f44f1d.jpg\" title=\"Kelly crying again\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Kelly crying again\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00152a42f1f44f1d-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00152a42f1f44f1d.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Kelly crying again&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01252a42f2140e59.jpg\" title=\"Well he looks happy enough\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Well he looks happy enough\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01252a42f2140e59-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01252a42f2140e59.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Well he looks happy enough&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01452a42f2181722.jpg\" title=\"I did say it was a black comedy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"I did say it was a black comedy\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01452a42f2181722-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01452a42f2181722.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">I did say it was a black comedy&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00952a42f20aa71c.jpg\" title=\"Very black\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Very black\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00952a42f20aa71c-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00952a42f20aa71c.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Very black&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP02052a42f1ef3fb7.jpg\" title=\"Things couldn't have gone better\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Things couldn't have gone better\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP02052a42f1ef3fb7-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP02052a42f1ef3fb7.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Things couldn't have gone better&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01952a42f22177ef.jpg\" title=\"A late night confessional?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"A late night confessional?\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01952a42f22177ef-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01952a42f22177ef.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">A late night confessional?&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Gp00352a42f1f85ead.jpg\" title=\"Crikey it's the Rozzers!\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Crikey it's the Rozzers!\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Gp00352a42f1f85ead-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/Gp00352a42f1f85ead.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Crikey it's the Rozzers!&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00452a42f1fc6910.jpg\" title=\"A touch of the accusatory here\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"A touch of the accusatory here\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00452a42f1fc6910-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00452a42f1fc6910.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">A touch of the accusatory here&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00652a42f2072066.jpg\" title=\"And the patronising\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"And the patronising\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00652a42f2072066-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP00652a42f2072066.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">And the patronising&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"gllr_image_block\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"width:180px;height:140px;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"gallery_fancybox_162\" href=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01652a42f21c22e9.jpg\" title=\"Feeling sorry for themselves\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img style=\"width:160px;height:120px; border-width: 10px; border-color:#F1F1F1\" alt=\"\" title=\"Feeling sorry for themselves\" src=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01652a42f21c22e9-160x120.jpg\" rel=\"http:\/\/shifnalstars.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/GP01652a42f21c22e9.jpg\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"width:180px; \" class=\"gllr_single_image_text\">Feeling sorry for themselves&nbsp;<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\t(function($) {\n\t\t\t$(document).ready( function() {\n\t\t\t\t$( \"a[rel=gallery_fancybox_162]\" ).fancybox( {\n\t\t\t\t\t'transitionIn'\t\t: 'elastic',\n\t\t\t\t\t'transitionOut'\t\t: 'elastic',\n\t\t\t\t\t'titlePosition' \t: 'inside',\n\t\t\t\t\t'speedIn'\t\t\t\t\t:\t500, \n\t\t\t\t\t'speedOut'\t\t\t\t:\t300,\n\t\t\t\t\t'titleFormat'\t\t\t: function( title, currentArray, currentIndex, currentOpts ) {\n\t\t\t\t\t\treturn '<span id=\"fancybox-title-inside\">' + ( title.length ? title + '<br \/>' : '' ) + 'Image ' + ( currentIndex + 1 ) + ' \/ ' + currentArray.length + '<\/span>';\n\t\t\t\t\t}\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t})(jQuery);\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The companion piece to Flatspin. Gameplan is a black comedy, jet black in fact. It is a funny and harrowing piece of drama, one of Ayckbourn&#8217;s best. Sorrel&#8217;s mum is short on money after a divorce and a failed business. They may have to move out of their apartment and live in the grim north! 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