Maurice's Jubilee

Synopsis

A Royal encounter. An enduring love. A bungalow in Penge. Maurice is determined to reach his 90th birthday, which is the day before the diamond jubilee. The Queen, having made him a promise 60 years before, is coming to tea. His wife is convinced he's never met the Queen. His nurse thinks it's time he did. Maurice's Jubilee is the hilariously funny and poignant take on timeless themes, the exploration of one man's enduring commitment to a dream, and an eternal love triangle, fallen on hard times.

Our Review:

25 January 2013

Nicola McAuliffe is an award-winning actress who has dazzled as the leading lady of the RSC’s Kiss Me Kate; been sassy and sophisticated in the West End’s Semi-Monde and razor sharp in the TV series Surgical Spirits.

But her talents aren’t just directed  towards performing as she is an accomplished writer of novels, children’s stories and plays of which Maurice’s Jubilee is now embarking on a short tour after a deservedly highly successful season at the Edinburgh Festival. Miss McAuliffe’s wealth of experience, undoubted stagecraft and superb timing are much in evidence in this play which balances humour and pathos with such assurance. It may be a little old-fashioned but it is a delightful gem making for a happy night at the theatre.

Maurice is about to be ninety but dying; Katy, a palliative care nurse arrives to look after him and his wife appears not to realise just how ill her husband really i...

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