Ileft the Thousand Islands Playhouse after seeing How the Other Half Loves with a smile plastered on my face. While the play doesn’t offer much depth (it’s about as deep as a puddle), it delivers pure, mischievous fun. The show never pretends to be anything other than effervescent fluff, and I found that wonderfully refreshing.

What could have felt shallow and cringeworthy instead played like a masterclass in comedic performance, tight direction and charming design. Set in 1969, How the Other Half Loves is a classic British farce by Sir Alan Ayckbourn. It follows three couples whose lives become entangled through a series of misunderstandings, deceptions and some disastrously mishandled dinner parties. With overlapping timelines and mistaken identities, the play revels in the chaos that e

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