Chapter Two

Synopsis

George Schneider is recently widowed and Jennie Malone recently divorced. Both feeling vulnerable, the last thing they need is a serious relationship.. But with the help of matchmakers Leo and Faye, they find each other and a crazy whirlwind romance ensues with both hilarious and painful results.

Our Review:

21 March 2007

The Library Theatre has a great reputation when it comes to staging Neil Simon’s work. Associate director Roger Haines worked on the West End hit Laughter On The 23rd Floor and this is his fifth Simon production in Manchester.

Chapter Two is a frothy romantic comedy about second chances. George (Stephen Marzella) is a down at heel writer, missing his late wife and therefore unable to move on. Jennie (Jennifer Lee Jellicorse) is an optimistic actress. She has been bruised by a break up, so throws herself into each acting role with gusto, unable to face real life.

Friends and family conspire to get these two together. Once they meet, the sparks fly; George feels like a new man. Jennie cannot believe her luck at feeling so comfortable immediately. “It feels like we are picking up in the middle somewhere.” This whirl-wind romance signals wedding bells, but like the finest rom-com narratives, complications ensue to keep them apart.

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