Bernard’s Parisian blonde bombshell lover, Suzanne, was elegantly played by Teresa Ogden. (Suzette/Suzanne – cue more confusion). As the story progressed, we discover that Suzette (the cook) is actually married. Her husband, George, played by Alistair McGeorge, took the already outrageous plot to a whole different level, He and Claire were believable as husband and wife. Jacqueline’s lover and Bernard’s best friend, Robert, was expertly played by Dominic Peberdy. He was at first at a loss and flustered with Bernard’s scheming ideas, but he soon makes the situation hilariously worse by adding further complications to the already ridiculous situation. The moment Dominic appeared on stage his physical comedy and timing were perfect. A massive congratulations to Daniel Cope. When directing farce, it is sometimes easy to miss some of the less obvious humour, but you had clearly studied the text and worked with your cast. This was very evident whilst watching the story unfold. Daniel used the stage to his advantage, and this was aided by the fabulous set designed by Tony Birch and Tracy Ireland. I especially loved the pink flowers on the wallpaper! The layout of this particular set design really added to the humour and contributed much to the creation of confusion in the story.
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