Birds of a Feather

Synopsis

Linda Robson, Pauline Quirke and Lesley Joseph reprise their roles as the sisters and their sex-mad neighbour in this stage adaptation of the much loved classic comedy.

Our Review:

Anne Morley-Priestman - 13 March 2012

Over the past couple of years, we have grown accustomed to seeing stage versions of favourite television sit-coms based on the actual scripts. Birds of a Feather is different. It has a new story by Gary Lawson and John Phelps with input from the series writers Laurence Marks and John Phelps and re-introduces us to Sharon, Tracey and Dorien in the present day.

Some things, of course, never change. In 2012, just as in 1998, Sisters Tracey and Sharon still have husbands “going time” – though Travis, Tracey’s son, is now a stroppy teenager. Dorien is still in search of a wealthy Mr Right; in the interim she’s moved into care-home management. That’s when things start to go badly wrong for all three women.

Lesley Joseph (Dorien), Pauline Quirke (Sharon) and Linda Robson (Tracey) each receive a round of applause on entrance – something of a rarity these days – but they deserve it, keeping perfectly in charac...

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Paolo Antonio - 17 March 2013:

Back home to Essex!!! An excellent move from screen to stage -they have lost none of their sharp, whitty banter. Having seen stage shows around the world, this is one of the best.Well done to ALL the actors....

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