MELANIE believes she has forseen the future – but has she really? Or is it all in her mind?

True or false, she has seen events which threaten one she secretly loves, and whose life is in terrible danger. What can she do or say to prevent things happening – and who on earth will believe her?

Consuming Passions is two linked single-act plays, Premonitions and Repercussions, each lasting around 45 to 50 minutes long. Written and directed by Alan Ayckbourn, it’s performed by members of the Stephen Joseph Theatre's Summer Festival rep company Rachel Caffrey, Andy Cryer, Louise Shuttleworth and Leigh Symonds, who can all also be seen in the main house show, Ayckbourn’s The Karaoke Theatre Company.

It can be seen in rep from Friday, August 5 to Saturday, October 8. Performances of part 1, Premonitions, and part 2, Repercussions, are between August 5 and September 8 in the theatre’s Bistro during the day (it’s also possible to see both parts on certain days).

From September 16 to 8ctober 8, it will move upstairs to the theatre’s endstage McCarthy auditorium, where it will play as a single show under the umbrella title of Consuming Passions.

Tickets, priced from £10, are available from the Box Office on 01723 370541 and online at www.sjt.uk.com

Consuming Passions is sponsored by Pinkney Grunwells Lawyers LLP.