Set in 1953 and travelling to 1985, this lovely and poignant memory play unfolds through the eyes of Clifford, the only son of Gene, a jazz trumpet player, and Terry, his alcoholic mother. Alternating between their New York City apartment and a smoke-filled music club, Clifford narrates the story of his broken family and the decline of jazz as popular entertainment. For Gene, music is not just his work, it's his life, and when Terry begs him to get a 9 to 5 job, Gene refuses to enter the "straight world" of regular paychecks and their marriage slowly dissolves...with young Clifford witness to it all.

by Warren Leight

10th - 13th October
at The Capitol Studio, Horsham