London : Here is a selection of reviews for Matt Charman's The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder which is now playing at the National Theatre's Cottesloe:
What's On Stage Guardian Evening Standard Times Online
Starring in the production is Sorcha Cusack as Esther, Larry Lamb as Maurice, Adam Gillen as Vincent, Carla Henry as Rowena, Clare Holman as Fay, Martina Laird as Lydia, Tessa Peake-Jones as Irene, and Steve John Shepherd as Jason.
The creative team includes design by Ti Green, lighting design by Mick Hughes, music by Olly Fox, and sound design by Rich Walsh. Sarah Frankcom directs.
Press notes for the play read as follows: No family photograph can truly prepare Rowena for her first meeting with Maurice’s three wives and teenaged son. Young, nervous and extremely pregnant, she is warmly welcomed into the fold but her presence soon has the family questioning the nature of their delicate balance. Then Fay brings home a one-night stand, with far-reaching consequences for them all. Set in an ordinary house in a tree-lined street in Lewisham, Matt Charman’s The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder takes a provocative look at married life, and the alternatives.
For The Five Wives of Maurice Pinder tickets visit www.nationaltheatre.org.uk .
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