This seemed to be a season of "returns." First Bill Maxwell brought back Waiting for Godot after 30 years, and Grace Morrison brought back one of her all time favorite farces, Move Over Mrs. Markham, after a 14 year hiatus.

The play was set in a very elegant top floor London flat, belonging to Philip and Joanna Markham. Philip is a publisher of children's books, and he shares an office with his partner, Henry Lodge, on the ground floor. The action of the play takes place in the Markhams' living room and bedroom, the wall between the two having been "cut away" so that we could see both rooms. It is a warm summer evening. The Markhams' are about to leave for a Publishers' Dinner, unaware that at least three other people have designs on the empty flat...

Philip had reluctantly agreed to let Henry borrow his apartment for the evening to 'entertain' his latest girlfriend. At the same time Joanna Markham had been persuaded by Linda Lodge to let her borrow the apartment so she can entertain her lover. What nobody knows is that the Interior Designer who had been decorating the apartment for the past three months had decided that this was the night he and the au pair girl would try out the new round bed!

When the Markham's evening out is canceled it is too late to let any of the parties know, and three sets of hopeful lovers all converged on the bedroom at the same time. Complications abound; revolving doors, jangling telephones, misdirected love notes, a well-stocked bar, mistaken identities, assorted pajamas and undies, and a very conservative writer of doggie books, led to a hectic and hilarious evening.

As in most comedies, timing is everything; this play was no exception. As the actors have explained: timing was probably the most difficult part, but timing without being able to see past the many barriers made it that much more difficult. The audience, however, never had a clue, because every evenings' performance was meticulous in its presentation.

An interesting side note. Most of the furniture that adorned the set was on loan and a note of thanks was given in the program. It stated: "All furniture on stage tonight is available for purchase from Alpena Furniture & Flooring - think of the bragging rights you will gain." What was the most queried piece? The seven foot round bed, which was manufactured with a large box and two pieces of chipboard. Then Marion Brown, Grace Morrison and Terry Carlson went to work on decorating it. Not something you would want to put up in your bedroom. Once again, the set presents an illusion.