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 In May, the Over Players present their latest production: the classic 1970's comedy 'Outside Edge'.
Team Captain Roger Dervish (Andrew Jordan) is desperately trying to assemble his team to take on the
might of the British Railways Maintenance Division Yeading East cricket team. His long-suffering wife, Miriam (Debbie Hunt), is equally desperate – to ensure that her famed cricket tea
is up to its usual standard.
Although all-rounder Bob (Peter Barnes) turns up to tell Roger he can't play, a ready substitute arrives in ageing Lothario, Dennis (Chas Barclay), always eager to help out.
So when demon spinner Kevin (Rob Schofield) and star batsman Alex (Sean Abbs) arrive, it looks like Roger has his team. Unfortunately he had
not reckoned on the players' wives and girlfriends, who only serve to complicate matters. Maggie (Melissa Cray) insists on cuddling her 'little Kev' in her huge fur coat, Bob's wife Ginnie (Martha Nunn) suddenly
appears wondering where her errant husband is and poor Sharon (Elspeth Hunt) is so overwhelmed by her lack of social skills, she locks herself in the loo.
Outside Edge was turned into a highly successful TV series in the 1990s starring Robert Daws, Brenda Blethyn, Josie Lawrence and Timothy Spall and continues to be an extremely popular play with theatre groups all
over the UK.
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