THERE'S two chances to see six slices of comedy about modern-day life as Sarisbury Theatre Company present Alarms and Excursions tonight and tomorrow.

These six short plays by Michael Frayn examine the difficulties gadgets and gizmos have added to modern living - with hilarious results.

In Alarms, two couples embark on a dinner party which is doomed to failure as, one by one, labour-saving devices and even furniture become hostile.

Doubles sees two couples having similar problems in adjacent hotel rooms. In Leavings, the dinner party is amusingly revisited while Toasters shows the problems of trying to eat and work standing up at a function.

The excursion element comes into play with Look Away Now as passengers ignore their airliner's safety lecture. The last play, Immobiles, is acted out entirely over the phone, as the German guest arriving at the airport, and the hosts meeting him, try desperately to locate each other.

Tonight and tomorrow. Performance: 8pm. Tickets £5. Box office: 023 9237 5249