Alan Ayckbourn

A comic trilogy details the amorous exploits of Norman, assistant librarian, whose one aim is to make the women in his life happy - these women being three sisters, one of them his wife. Each play stands on its own yet is interlocked with the others.

Ayckbourn's celebrated trilogy The Norman Conquests - three hilarious and poignant plays depicting the same six characters in one house over one weekend, namely Norman and his romantic follies. L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performances featuring Rosalind Ayres as Sarah; Kenneth Danziger as Reg; Martin Jarvis as Norman; Jane Leeves as Annie; Christopher Neame as Tom; Carolyn Seymour as Ruth.

Table manners: A middle class English family tries to have a pleasant weekend together in the country, but find themselves unable to cope with Norman, the bane of the family. Living together: In part two of the trilogy, the propriety of the parlor is shaken by Norman's repeated assaults on male opinions and female virtue. Round and round the garden: In the third part of The Norman conquest trilogy, Norman is back, determined to lure his sister-in-law,...