In their mock Georgian house on an exclusive estate, Rob and Hattie are preparing Sunday lunch for friends and neighbours – but all is not going to plan.

When life is as sweet as treacle and sugar and honey, why can’t Sunday lunch be perfect? When you’ve got everything you thought you wanted, how come you still want more? And what has happened to Catherine’s cat?

After Pericles (2003), Cardboard Citizens, innovative theatre makers and social pioneers, continue their collaboration with the RSC tackling unexpected subject matter in a co-commission from playwright Sarah Woods (Soap at Stephen Joseph, Trips at Birmingham Rep).