A Small Family Business
Alan Ayckbourn's tale of a man of principle in a corrupt world
One small compromise takes Jack on a journey into the darkest excesses of greed and deceit.
Alan Ayckbourn's tale of a man of principle in a corrupt world
Alan Ayckbourn's tale of a man of principle in a corrupt world
Centred on Jack McCracken, this darkly farcical tale casts a man of integrity and principles into the murky world of a small family business when he unexpectedly inherits his father-in-law's furniture business 'Ayres And Graces'.
Little could he have known how a small infraction will open his eyes to what's really been going on amongst his extended family, who apparently have been operating a criminal racketeering ring behind the closed doors of suburbia.
A chilling satire of Thatcherite greed, there are laughs too, in this scathing portrait of middle class attitudes to material gain and perceived morality.
After inheriting his father-in-laws's furniture business, regular joe Jack McCraken sets out to the do the job justice. When approached by a private detective with some dirt on his shoplifting daughter, he resists blackmail, for now. But when he discovers a spy amongst their ranks, he finds himself in need of help. But can he handle this one compromise? And stomach the rampant (and illegal) corruption amongst his own family? As moral decay finds him at every turn, Jack's integrity begins to crumble, as his decent values are tainted by his attempt to justify his descent into corruption to himself.
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