To Have and To Hold
Richard Bean's new comedy
To Have and To Hold
hilarious and relatable!
To Have and To Hold
Richard Bean's new comedy
Why see To Have and To Hold?
diamond anniversary
Jack and Florence, celebrating sixty years of wedded bliss in their Yorkshire retirement community, have turned friendly banter into an art form. Their companionship thrives with the help of a cousin and the antics of local legend 'Rhubarb Eddie.' The question remains whether their globe-trotting son and adventurous daughter will let them enjoy their golden years.
Richard Bean, renowned for One Man, Two Guvnors, returns to the Hampstead Theatre with a hilarious comedy about managing stubborn aging parents. Director Richard Wilson, fresh from the success of Peggy For You reunites with Bean after directing Bean hits like Toast and Under the Whaleback.
Reviews
Customer reviews
3 reviews, average rating: (3.3 Stars)
Des Pavlou
To Have and To Hold
Excellent play with superb characterisation particularly from Jack and Flo (Armstrong and Bailey). Their dialogue is funny and believable, helped by impeccable timing and delivery. Armstrong’s stories hold the audience’ attention and the monologues provide immediate mood change. Salt of the earth Rubarb Eddie, maligned but innocent is loved not least for returning the tapes. The theme of the play - preserving stories - is current and necessary particularly in a world of bias and distortion. The image of leaving a window open to charge a car overnight contrasted with Flo’s need to always lock her front door clearly displays generational differences. The Chair lift, up or down, reflects the values we all make. An excellent play, so convincingly acted with a wide angled set, detailed and well thought out. ... Read more
Valerie Passmore
Sad and funny observations on ageing
Marvellous set and acting, very funny with some wince-inducing comments and behaviour about ageing.
I particularly liked the comment from Jack about treating losing her phone as if a child had died.
There's a rather irrelevant sub-plot and the children of the couple in their nineties look too young and are too tech-savvy for people nearing retirement themselves. ... Read more
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