A DOUBLE feast of comedy is on the bill for the Studley Cygnet Players this week when the company performs two plays entitled A Woman Alone and Black Comedy.

One-woman adult play A Woman Alone involves the trials and tribulations of Maria, an Italian housewife who is kept locked in her home by her husband.

The audience sees Maria's story unfold, as an anonymous telephone caller, peeping Tom and her young boyfriend continue to harass her and her only comfort is chatting to her new neighbour in the opposite flat.

Black Comedy, by Peter Shaffer, tells the tale of a young, aspiring sculptor who sets out to impress his possible future father-in-law and an important art connoisseur.

He plots to borrow his neighbour's furniture while he is away for the weekend but his plans run anything but smoothly when there is a power cut.

To add to his dilemma, both his neighbour and ex-girlfriend unexpectedly turn up while the lights are out.

The majority of the action takes place during the blackout so the lighting is reversed, making it possible for the audience to see exactly what the characters are up to, the recipe for a good, standard farce.

Performances take place at Studley Village Hall from Thursday, November 16 until Saturday, November 18.

Tickets cost £4 or £3.50 from Studley News, Alcester Road or any member of the Cygnet Players.