They mimed what she read out loud and the result moved from pleasing to hilarious. A skinny visitor named Duncan played Goliath and enjoyed pushing the little David around far too much. Marcia played David, in the interests of s*x equality and threw herself into the part with gusto. She proved an accurate shot with paper stones and an elastic-band slingshot. “Ouch! My head!” Duncan Goliath wailed, smacked square in the forehead by a balled up paper lump. The squeals of delight from the children rose to a crescendo and threatened to disturb the service next door. Hana’s pleas of, “Let’s be quieter,” fell on selectively deaf ears as Marcia got into her rock slinging like a professional. Gareth sat mute in the centre of the carpet listening to music on his phone. He appeared oblivious unti

