The Warehouse Theatre
Ilminster
Every marriage needs a little fantasy to keep it sparkling, doesn’t it? Judy and Johnny have chosen to lead the perfect 1950s lifestyle. She stays at home and keeps a perfect house, cooks perfect meals and has everything perfect for Johnny when he returns home from work as an estate agent. But something just isn’t quite right because being a domestic goddess isn’t as easy as it looks when it is no longer the 1950s!
Can nostalgia go too far? Can Judy keep her dream alive? Will Johnny get that long awaited and needed promotion? Is there a price for living in the past and most importantly…can you live ‘happily ever after’?
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Home, I’m Darling is a dark and dazzling comedy that is both funny and sad, personal and political, deeply personal and at times delightfully emotionally heightened. It was first performed at Theatre Clwyd with Katherine Parkinson starring as Judy and it has since been performed in the West End and toured the UK and Australia. In 2019 it won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy.
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NB: Suitable for age 14 years and over
The story of Rossini's opera 'La Cenerentola' differs from common Cinderella tales by replacing the Fairy Godmother with a philosopher tutor Alidoro, featuring a stepfather (Don Magnifico) instead of a stepmother, and swapping the glass slipper for a bracelet as the identification token, all while emphasizing comedy and realistic characters (like the prince being incognito as a valet) rather than pure magic, though still delivering a "Goodness Triumphant" happy ending. However the music of the opera, which is famous for its dazzling vocal fireworks (coloratura), witty ensembles, and memorable melodies, serves the story brilliantly, replacing magic with musical sparkle, featuring a famous overture, heartfelt duets (like the first meeting of Don Ramiro and Angelina), and Cenerentola's triumphant arias, all showcasing Rossini's genius for drama and humorAnd of course, Exeter Opera Group will give its own vision of the story. Please come to see our semi-staged performances at the Warehouse Theatre. Suitable for ALL ages!
