How The Other Half Loves
The suburban romp of envy and infidelity in two different homes comes bouncing back to life with a fizzing cast led by Roger Allam
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Why see How The Other Half Loves?
Appetisers and Adultery
Starring Roger Allam and Dorothy Atkinson!
The prolific Alan Ayckbourn brings his much-missed marital farce back to the West End in this limited run at the Old Vic. With as many twists and turns as a game of snakes and ladders, How The Other Half Loves concerns three couples, The Fosters, The Phillips, and The Featherstones, and two rather disastrous dinner parties...
But how do they? The story of how the other half loves
Bob Phillips is having an affair with Fiona, his boss Frank's wife. As their spouses begin to suspect something amiss, they both cite the quiet Featherstones, William and Mary. Finding themselves stuck in the middle of the warring couples and on the receipt of an invitation to two dinner parties, on successive nights, things get very heated as Bob and Fiona's deception finally outed. Ayckbourn's most popular play, this farcical exploration of class, manners and married is guaranteed to cracking night out at the theatre for fans old and new!
Cast
- Roger Allam as Frank Foster
- Dorothy Atkinson as Fiona Foster
- Ayesha Antoine as Teresa Phillips
- Laura Elsworthy as Mary Featherstone
- Adam Gillen as William Featherstone
- Rowan Polonski as Bob Phillips
Please note: The producers can't guarantee the appearance of any performers on any specific date.
Creative
- Written by Alan Ayckbourn
- Directed by Phillip Breen Director
- Set & Costume Design by Rob Howell
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