Entertaining Angels

Synopsis

As a clergy wife, Grace has spent a lifetime on her best behaviour. Now, following the death of her husband, Bardolph, she is enjoying the new-found freedom to do and say exactly as she pleases. But the return of her eccentric missionary sister, Ruth, together with some disturbing revelations, forces Grace to confront the truth of her marriage.

Our Review:

29 September 2009

There is an old saying which we have heard many a time ‘Never judge a book by its cover,’ and I have to throw my hands in the air and say that I saw this production advertised and vowed to stay well away, as it clearly wasn’t a show that seemed of any interest to a twenty something male reviewer, but how wrong I was.

Entertaining Angels was originally performed and produced as part of the 2006 Chichester Festival Theatre Summer Season, and now it arrives on tour. 

This comedy throws us straight in at the deep end, Grace is still missing her recently deceased husband, who was also the village priest and regularly talks to her husband throughout the day much to the bemusement of her clinical psychologist daughter Jo, who happens to be helping newly appointed priest Sarah (yes that is right, a woman vicar!!!) through her own problems. 

Throw into the mix - Grace's missionary older sister who has her own secrets to sh...

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