Yet another first class production from the Beaufort Players, who regularly perform in the Church Hall of the Church of the Ascension, Hanger Hill, a church I know well from sometimes attending Mass there in the mornings when I worked in Ealing ages ago.
The hall is a separate building behind the church, and is an excellent venue for staging plays, with a raised stage at the far end, and all the essentials for public performances, such as changing rooms, proper toilet facilities, a kitchen with serving hatch, blackout curtains for the windows, etc.
Tempting Fete was a comedy about a church fete in a small village in the country, where the rivalry between the baking experts could result, if not in murder of individuals, at least their cakes coming to unfortunate ends before, rather than after, the judging.
As all the ladies compete for the prize for the best cake, there are the usual inuendos, mistaken impressions and farcical situations.
Not a play that asked serious questions or dealt with important social issues (unless the intrigues and rivalries of a small village count), but an evening just to sit back and enjoy the antics pf all the characters.
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