Shropshire Drama Company to tour marriage comedy revue

Mixed Doubles: An Entertainment On Marriage <i>(Image: Submitted.)</i>
Mixed Doubles: An Entertainment On Marriage (Image: Submitted.)
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A new comedy revue exploring the ups and downs of married life is hitting stages across Shropshire and beyond this November.

Shropshire Drama Company (SDC) will tour Mixed Doubles: An Entertainment on Marriage to Wem, Shrewsbury, Church Stretton, and Powys.

The show, directed by Michèle Rowland-Jones, features eight comedy sketches and short monologues by writers including Harold Pinter, Alan Ayckbourn, and Fay Weldon.

Ms Rowland-Jones said: "The characters across the eight separate sketches are plagued by various trials and tribulations arising from their jobs, incidents from their past and married life in general.

"Designed as a dynamic revue with the cast members playing multiple parts, Mixed Doubles is a departure from the norm for SDC and we look forward to generating some laugher and empathy from the audience, some of whom may identify with the various marital scenarios presented."

Performances will take place at Wem Town Hall on Friday, November 13; Shrewsbury Colleges Group’s Performing Arts Theatre on Monday, November 16; All Stretton Village Hall on Friday, November 20; and Montgomery Town Hall on Saturday, November 21.

All performances begin at 7.30pm.

Tickets cost £12.50.

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