WYTHALL Theatre Company presents fast-paced comedy Party Piece at the Palace Theatre next week.

The stage will be transformed into two feuding neighbours' back gardens and the scene is set on the night of Michael and Roma's fancy dress house-warming party.

Couples have been asked to dress as famous film stars with their roles reversed, so the men appear as woman and the women as their male counterparts.

The evening looks set to be a lively one until a string of hilarious disasters strike, including a distinct lack of guests, the fact that all the food for the barbecue is still frozen solid, Michael's shed catches fire, and a marauding zimmer frame wreaks havoc on both sides of the garden fence.

Add to this the prospect of an irate husband on the prowl and the scene is set for a series of comic misadventures.

Michael and Roma's patience is further tried by the arrival of their neighbours, the indomitable Mrs Hinson, who brings her own brand of party entertainment in the form of the domestic squabbles of her son and daughter-in-law.

The Richard Harris comedy runs from Wednesday, May 22, until Saturday, May 25, with performances at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £6.50, £5.50 (disc rate) and £4.50 (with Reddicard) from the Tourist Information Centre, Alcester Street or the box office on 65203.