It comes to the Lowry in Salford next week, direct from rave reviews in London.

The rarely-performed gem, Enjoy, written in 1980, is set in Bennett's home town of Leeds where an ageing couple are living in the city's last back-to-back.

With the demolition of the area in progress, Wilf and Connie are soon to be re-housed in a brand new maisonette with a waste disposal unit and non-slip vinyl flooring!

When a sociologist comes to observe them in their daily life, normality takes a decidedly atypical turn…

Mam tries to show the "observer" that they are acting completely normal, while clearly not. She brings out the best china that they never use, an act brutally exposed by Dad. But this simple act of not doing what they normally do hides the fact that they really are an unusual family.

The whole production is laced with memorable Bennett one-liners and numerous laugh-out-loud moments.

Like all classic Bennett, one minute you're laughing – the next you're gasping in shock.

Alison Steadman created the role of the monstrous Beverly in her then-husband Mike Leigh's Abigail's Party, and starred in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice, for which she won an Olivier Award.

Films she has appeared in include Shirley Valentine, Clockwise and A Private Function, and Mike Leigh's Life Is Sweet and Topsy Turvy.

Her television work includes Fat Friends, Selling Hitler, The Singing Detective, The Caucasian Chalk Circle, and Pride and Prejudice.
Recent appearances include The Worst Week of My Life, Gavin and Stacy and Fanny Hill.

David Troughton is the son of Doctor Who actor Patrick Troughton, elder brother of Michael Troughton,and father of Sam Troughton and Warwickshire cricketer Jim Troughton.

He is known for his many TV appearances such as New Tricks, Dr Who, Midsomer Murders, A Very Peculiar Practice and Born and Bred. His stage work is extensive having performed with the RSC and National Theatre.
Enjoy runs from Monday to Saturday.

Box office: 0870 787 5793 or www.thelowry.com