Tea & Biscuits
Written by British actor Lee Neville and presented under his company name of Devotion Productions, Tea & Biscuits was a short play that was performed in 1999 at Wycombe Arts Centre. In 2001, the play was re-performed with a new cast and an additional scene under The Title Tea & Biscuits (Special EDition), along with the sequel Tea & Biscuits (Part 2). That same year a third play was written entitled No More Tea & Biscuits (Tea & Biscuits Part 3). It has yet to be performed.
Tea & Biscuits: Plot summary
Tea & Biscuits tells the story of a teacher called Gerald who receives a visit from student Rebecca one night so that she may collect a book he promised to lend her previously. During Rebecca's time there, via a series of flashbacks, Gerald tells the story of how his father saved him from getting run over by a car and ended up being killed himself. Gerald inevitably feels responsible for what happened and over the years has been seeing visions of his Dad. Rebecca notices the obsession in that Gerald exhibits many of his father's character traits, including the habit of drinking tea and eating biscuits.
Tea & Biscuits (Part 2): Plot summary
This new play carries on the story of Rebecca, Gerald and his Dad. Having heard Gerald's story, we discover the effect it has had on Rebecca's life. Friendships, love and obsession all play a part in what could lead Rebecca down the same path Gerald went down. Yet in all this darkness lies a glimmer of hope, and it could be Gerald himself.
Full cast
- Gerald....Lee Neville
- Rebecca....Emma Hill (1999), Antonia Anthony (2001)
- Dad....Kofi Asante
The Future
No More Tea & Biscuits (Tea & Biscuits Part 3) still remains unproduced and it is uncertain as to whether or not the concluding chapter will surface. It is likely that if we do see a third installment, it will be an extended play comprising all three parts of Tea & Biscuits.