Review: Relatively Speaking, Devonshire park Theatre, Eastbourne
Published Date:
05 August 2008
Alan Ayckbourn is a master of comedy and Relatively Speaking, which was first performed in 1967, is one of his funniest plays.
The audience at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park Theatre rocked with laughter at this production which has a cast of four superb actors.
Director Alan Strachan has got the timing just right and the pauses are as funny as the dialogue. There is one superb moment when nothing is said verbally but the expression on the faces of Peter Bowles (Philip) and Robin Whiting (Greg) says it all.
This is a play about mistaken identity. Set in the sixties Siobhan Hewlett as Ginny captures just the right character for sixties young girl. The cast is completed by Diane Fletcher who is excellent as Philip's confused wife Sheila.
Paul Farnsworth has designed two totally different sets – Ginny's sixties flat and Philip and Sheila's lovely country home, both of which you could easily live in.
This is a little gem served up by Eastbourne Theatres and one the audience thoroughly enjoyed.
Amanda Wilkins
The full article contains 178 words and appears in Sussex Express Series newspaper.
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Last Updated:
05 August 2008 9:19 AM
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Source:
Sussex Express Series
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Location:
Lewes
