Eric Chappell has many credits to his name but is probably remembered best for his TV sit-com series "Rising Damp", broadcast between 1974 and 1978, and "Only When I Laugh" between 1979 and 1982.

The play "Haywire" is based in the living accommodation built above the shop of Alec Firth and his wife Maggie. Alec is a bookseller and is having an affair with his assistant Liz. Having craftily organised, or at least thinks he has organised, his domestic life so that he and Liz can go to Spain for a holiday without his wife knowing. What could possibly go wrong? With the entry of Phoebe (Alec's mother), Jamie and Mandy (Alec's two children) we are soon witnessing a procession of dilemmas all with the potential of stopping the holiday and informing Maggie of his deception.

Cast:
Alec Firth - Bill Preston
Liz - Caroline Nobbs
Maggie Firth - Maureen Lock
Phoebe Firth - Maggie Redmill
Jamie Firth - Andy Coetzee
Mandy Firth - Joanna South

Stage crew:
Director - Margaret Evans
Production Manager - Caroline Nobbs
Lights & Sound - Ian & Ron Karley
Stage Manager - Brian Parkinson
Set Construction & Props - Andy Coetzee
Prompter - Margaret Evans
Programme and Publicity - Caroline Nobbs & Sid Coe.