I asked an usher what the ratio of women to men coming to the Vaudeville had been so far. He said that audience was 80% women. But then Amelia Bullmore’s comedy drama, directed by Anna Mackmin, is a celebration of long-term female friendship and would be more likely to appeal to women rather than men.
Three girls share digs at university in the 1980’s. Will their friendship stand the test of time? The play covers 27 years and it’s not all comedy. There’s rape, unwanted babies, unhappy marriages, drink problems and ill-health. Tamzin Outhwaite, Samantha Spiro and Jenna Russell are excellent actors; the fact that they are in their forties may a bit of a problem for some people when they are watching them playing 18-year-olds.