3 Women
From: Tuesday, 9th March 2004
To: Saturday, 27 March 2004
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Synopsis
A black comedy about mistaken identity set in a provincial French town. Jolle is sent to look after Madame Chevalier, a rich elderly lady. Madame Chevalier is lonely and bitter and when a young woman turns up at her flat she presumes it is Amlie, her long lost grand daughter.
Our Review:
10 March 2004
Mrs Chevalier is very old, very rich and very lonely. Her daughter won’t let her see her granddaughter, Amelie but has sent a maid - Joelle - to wait on her and keep her company of an evening. One night, when Joelle’s daughter comes to the flat, Mrs Chevalier mistakes her for her granddaughter, and so the tale begins.
3 Women was written – originally in French – by Catherine Anne and Solvene Tiffou’s translation avoids the pitfalls of such a task to present a clean, funny and occasionally touching script.
As Mrs Chevalier and Joelle Ann Firbank and Marcia Warren excel. A brilliant comic duo, they are clearly old hands at this, and very comfortable in front of an audience, even if things don’t go as smoothly as they should.
Unfortunately it’s Camilla Rutherford - as Joelle’s down on her luck daughter - who proves the weak link. Despite being easy on the eyes, her lack of stage experience is all too evident (especially next to these two...
Creative
Catherine Anne (Author)
Coup de Theatre Company (Company)
Solvane Tiffou (Translation)
Marianne Badrichani (Director)
Julie Marabelle (Design)
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