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A review from 5D Music & Theatre writer Maria Robertson.
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This quintessentially English play, written by Alan Ayckbourn is advertised as a comedy. Although it is amusing it’s not laugh out loud or in your face, but it has some great little lines. The story of the play dances around the relationships between characters. It is set in London and Wiltshire. This production by Theatre Royal Bath has very well designed and detailed sets portraying these locations.
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There are four very good character actors in this play: Liza Goddard, Steven Pacey, Antony Eden and Olivia Le Andersen. The latter two play a young couple who have not been together long but he proposes to her and follows her into the country to surprise her when she says she is going to visit her parents. However the older couple are not actually related to her and this is where the implications of interactions and relationships between the characters start to get interesting.
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Philip and Sheila (Steven and Liza) have been married a long time and live in a big gorgeous house with a beautiful garden that Philip puts a lot of effort into. She seems to live in her own wee world a little and this feeds into the amusing confusion that ensues.
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The play is easy watching, with nothing complicated or controversial to process, so I would recommend you give it a watch. Sit back and enjoy!
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Further information and tickets for the rest of the week: https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/relatively-speaking/
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Maria Robertson is the Chief Music & Theatre Writer for the 5D Pop Culture Website and provides reviews & coverage of local Aberdeen music & theatre gigs. She’s an experienced writer for numerous sources and is a self-confessed live gig addict ever since seeing The Counting Crows at the Barrowlands in 1994.
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