Genre; One-woman written and performed Monologue Vignettes of the lives of four woman of a certain age who all live in the same SW London postcode and whose stories somehow all cross during the telling.
Brilliantly performed by Alison Skilbeck, a very experienced actor/writer/tutor, who I remember as Polly Perks in The Archers( many moons ago, before Sid got sexy!!)
We get to hear from the abandoned ambassadress' wife who is finding consolation in expressive art, and the tutor, ( "younger than her but with a beard, so you don't notice"!!);
a wonderfully accurate characterisation of an Italian cafe-owner with wishes for a classy trattoria with opera singers, and a very difficult mother to care for upstairs;
a "weaver" therapist. Dotty but dangerous?
and finally the world-weary business woman in a man's world with no family of her own and evenings spent in dinners with potential managers to promote.
Absolutely hilarious and riveting characterisation, skillfully preformed.
A bare set with only a chair and hatstand with some accessory changes for each charcter.
Perfect for touring
I would definitely book.
See next post as a possible two-hander, with her husband, as each are an hour and 15 only.
JO Cheshire
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