The scene is a church hall (lovingly recreated in Robert Jones’ detailed set) in which Mavis (Tamzin Outhwaite) an unfulfilled dancer has arranged tap dance lessons for a motley group of women and one, slightly gap-in-the-clouds, man (Dominic Rowan). We’re in Ayckbourn country, without the slightly jaundiced eye, but with hints at suburban angst which is hinted at in tangential references to off-stage events. At the end of the act the group is galvanized by a request for them to perform at a local charity event.