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How The Other Half Loves

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How The Other Half Loves in London

Following huge public and critical acclaim since it opened in March, Alan Ayckbourn’s hilarious tale of matrimonial mishaps, How the Other Half Loves, directed by Alan Strachan, is moving house to the Duke of York’s Theatre for just 12 weeks!

The star cast includes Olivier Award nominated stage and screen actor Nicholas le Prevost opposite Jenny Seagrove. Jenny starred in Ayckbourn’s Absurd Person Singular in the West End at the Garrick in 2007, and is best known for her role as ‘QC Jo Mills’ in ITV’s Judge John Deed. Jason Merrells - one of TV’s most popular actors from roles in Lark Rise to Candleford, Cutting It and Waterloo Road stars opposite Andrea Lowe best known for playing DS Annie Cabbot in the popular ITV series DCI Banks. Joining them will be Matthew Cottle, from the BAFTA nominated Game On, and most recently seen in Ayckbourn’s A Small Family Business at the National Theatre in 2014 stars opposite Gillian Wright. Gillian is nationally known for her award-winning role as ‘Jean Slater’ in EastEnders.

As Bob and Fiona clumsily try to cover up their affair, their spouses’ intervention only adds to the confusion. William and Mary Featherstone become hopelessly stuck in the middle, falsely accused of adultery and with no idea as to how they’ve become involved. The plot culminates in two disastrous dinner parties on successive nights, shown at the same time, after which the future of all three couples seems in jeopardy…

Fondly loved as one of his most popular plays, Ayckbourn’s tale of social graces and personal misunderstanding remains one of the celebrated writer’s most famous comedies.

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    Saturday, 1 October 2016

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How The Other Half Loves reviews

4.4 out of 5 based on 33 reviews

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Please note the reviews below are from an old production of How The Other Half Loves.

a dood laugh

Reviewed on 29 September 2016 by , Mayfield, United Kingdom

very funny,well acted

Reviewed on 25 September 2016 by , Soham, United Kingdom

Fast paced!

A great start to our weekend in London! Hugely talented cast, such a funny play. Would recommend.

Reviewed on 25 September 2016 by , Hythe, United Kingdom

Absolutely brilliant

Reviewed on 22 September 2016 by , London, United Kingdom

Great last minute decision - whi are there any empty seats!

This is a classic Ayckbourn, witty, clever, timeless insights into human behaviour with cutting comment wrapped neatly into comedy. The imaginative set of firstly two houses on stage at once, and then two dinner parties held on consecutive evenings in these two homes on stage at once, requires split second timing and dexterity from the cast. A total joy to watch. It is also an excellent retro experience of the late 60s/70s! (not really much music but review requires you fill this one in even if it was not a musical!

Reviewed on 19 September 2016 by , Bristol, United Kingdom

Good comedy as it should be

Nicholas Le Provost was genius! Very funny show.

Reviewed on 18 September 2016 by , Ticehurst, United Kingdom

Good clean fun

The guy with the tash was awesome...all the others very good...great story, well done.

Reviewed on 05 September 2016 by , Peterhead, United Kingdom

Dated and shouldn't have been let out of the 1960s

The reviews said 'excellent' but then they usually do. We left at the intermission (at that point the performance received muted applause from the audience) Some of the acting was terrible. You know who you are! Like Morecambe and Wise and other funny shows from that era, they seemed funny at the time but we've all moved on. We are consistently disappointed by pricing, quality and hype in the West End and won't be back. Try Edinburgh Fringe or Park Theatre, Finsbury Park for quality at a very fair price.

Reviewed on 02 September 2016 by , Birmingham, United Kingdom

forgetable

Sharing stage strange. Poor storyline. Poor comedy content.

Reviewed on 25 August 2016 by , Llandudno, United Kingdom

clever and witty - very slickly acted - amazing

The musical interludes were a bit loud and a bit longer than necessary - but the play was top class and recommended to everybody!

Reviewed on 21 August 2016 by , Broughty Ferry, United Kingdom

Very fast paced and funny script.

Reviewed on 16 August 2016 by , Thame, United Kingdom

A funny look at marriages

Reviewed on 10 August 2016 by , London, United Kingdom

Laughter all the way

Fantastic afternoon's entertainment. Superb cast. Very funny all the way through.

Reviewed on 08 August 2016 by , Bromley, United Kingdom

Really spectacular show!

We got there and were upgraded to floor seats, and it just got better from there! The actors were phenomenal, the blocking was smooth, the show was hilarious, and the set was immaculate. Would definitely see again!

Reviewed on 05 August 2016 by , Downingtown, United States

Creative depiction of a two family and two house story line.

Reviewed on 03 August 2016 by , Vancouver, United States

Funny from start to finish

We booked this with some intrepidation as there was only 1 review ( which was good) and it was in a theatre we hadn't heard of. I have to say we throughly enjoyed it. The story line was brilliantly acted throughout and we laughed all the way through. A must see!

Reviewed on 01 August 2016 by , Ashby-de-la-zouch, United Kingdom

Impressed

It will make you laugh from the start to the end! Would recommend highly.

Reviewed on 31 July 2016 by , Bristol, United Kingdom

Sparkling

Reviewed on 25 July 2016 by , Durham City, United Kingdom

Brilliant Ayckbourn comedy and a Brilliant cast;

Right from the opening seconds you are reminded of how clever Alan Ayckbourn is. Add an brilliant cast and you're in for laugh after laugh. Beautifully acted with strong characters makes this period piece a joy. Go and see it for yourself!

Reviewed on 22 July 2016 by , Kilmarnock, United Kingdom

Farce, very well done

Very funny writing, terrific acting, well staged.

Reviewed on 18 July 2016 by , New York, United States

Very funny play - heartily recommended

This was extremely funny from start to finish and very well acted.

Reviewed on 13 July 2016 by , London, United Kingdom

19 Jul
2016
Andrew Bewley

Review: HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES at the Duke of York's Theatre

by Andrew Bewley | Tuesday, July 19 2016, 11:57

How The Other Half Loves It’s the 60s. Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy presents three couples: Frank and Teresa Foster (old, stuffy and, in Frank’s words, married “because it’s better than nothing”), Bob and Theresa Phillips (burdened with a child, and burdened by each other for most of the play, before passionately resolving their differences in the bedroom) and William and Mary Featherstone (you really pull for these two: Mary is scared of social situations, and William has spent all his life trying to make Mary less scared of social situations, but Mary is still really scared of social situations..and sherry).

Review: HOW THE OTHER HALF LOVES at the Duke of York's Theatre