FlatSpin
by Alan Ayckbourn
In FlatSpin unsuccessful young actress Rosie Seymore is helping out her uncle, the janitor at an apartment complex. He was involved in a car accident and can't come to work for a few days, so she's filling in for him. The play begins with the managing agent showing her the apartments and explaining her duties. Almost as soon as the agent leaves, a neighbour, Sam, rings at the door, and Rosie doesn't correct a misunderstanding: he thinks she is the actual tenant of the apartment she's in, Joanna Rupelford.
Rosie, desperate for company and any relief from her many disappointments, even allows Sam to invite her to dinner - or rather, to come over to make dinner. The set-up lends itself to comedy, as Rosie tries fairly unconvincingly to inhabit Joanna's apartment and life (and wardrobe). Matters get more complicated when a persistent woman tries to get in touch with the tenant of the apartment.
As it turns out, nobody is quite who they seem - not even Joanna Rupelford. In fact, Rosie has stumbled into a drug sting operation, and soon enough can't stumble out of it.
To find out more about FlatSpin, visit Alan Ayckbourn's website.
Performances from 8th to 13th March 2010