The Garden Party - A Play

It is Richard's seventieth birthday. To his Isle of Wight home come his children - Sam unhappily married and bringing her autistic son Miles; Charlie a discontented alcoholic with numerous chips on his shoulder; and Ben whose generosity and sense of fun draw attention away from a mystery at the heart of his life. With Ben arrives Brice an expected addition to the party and in some quarters an unwelcome one: for Brice was the first husband of Richard's wife Jan and is the real father to her children. The scene is set for a day and a night of revelations arguments and moments of tenderness as the family seeks to resolve its difficulties and to put the past behind all of its members.4 women 4 men 1 boy