RIVERSIDE Drama Company is making a welcome return to the recently refurbished Devonshire studio next week.

Members will present three showings of Tim Firth's Safari Party at the Chatsworth Centre, West Gate, Long Eaton, running from Thursday, November 9 to Saturday, November 11, all starting at 7.30pm.

The plot revolves around three households in Cheshire who agree to hold a 'safari party', which basically sees a dinner party served a course of which is served in three different houses.

The starters are served by Daniel and Adam, young brothers whose abusive father was recently shot dead; entrees by Lol and Esther, upwardly mobile and vulgar; and desserts by Inga, a seemingly benign antiques dealer.

The three households are linked not just socially, however, there is the whole question of a table.

The brothers sold it to Inga, inventing a colourful story to up the price, and she, in turn, sold it on at a staggering profit to Lol and Esther.

As the evening progresses, the many layers of truth about the table, some shocking, are revealed and violence flares.

Limited tickets are available on the door.