Relatively Speaking

Relatively Speaking, Alan Ayckbourn’s comedy, one of his first hits and with the various twists and misunderstandings in the plot it keeps the laughs coming as the characters all speak at cross purposes.  Greg thinks Ginny is playing around, Philip believes Greg is having an affair with his wife Sheila, Ginny wants to finish with Philip and marry Greg and as for Sheila, well she is simply confused, until a pair of tell-tale slippers turn up. 

Rainham took this comedy under their wing and as always made a perfect evening’s entertainment.  Steve Berry as Philip brought this comedy to life with his obsession over a lost garden hoe, and the horror that his affair was about to be revealed. Naïve and frankly dim - Greg played by Andrew Deamer had a touch of stand-up comic about him while delivering his lines as he repeatedly fails to see what is going on in plain sight.  Manic Ginny (Amanda Miller) was the serial liar from lover to daughter and back to girlfriend – all with a winsome smile as the evil angel. Helen Gaston as Sheila (a vision in Yellow)  the wife of Phillip is simply confused until it finally clicks (when the slippers turned up) as to the chaos taking place in her lounge.

What a cast of fine actors these four were, they didn’t put a foot wrong, along with superb direction.   Janine you couldn’t have chosen better cast, all top class performers.  I praise the solid set and props all to period.

Relatively Speaking, it’s a hit!!!

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