Home, I’m Darling
Home, I’m Darling opens at the Theatre Royal Windsor on 25 January 2023, prior to the play’s first extensive national tour. BAFTA award winner Jessica Ransom (Doc Martin, Armstrong and Miller, Horrible Histories), Diane Keen (Doctors, The Cuckoo Waltz) and Neil McDermott (Eastenders, The Royal) lead the cast in this sparkling, thought-provoking comedy by Laura Wade (Posh/The Riot Club) about one woman’s quest to be the perfect 1950’s housewife.
How happily married are the happily married?
Every couple needs a little fantasy to keep their marriage sparkling. But behind the gingham curtains, things start to unravel, and being a domestic goddess is not as easy as it seems…
Home, I’m Darling received its world premiere at Theatr Clwyd in 2018, before playing at the National Theatre and then transferring to the Duke of York’s Theatre in the West End, winning the 2019 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy. This production reunites the entire original creative team, led by Theatr Clwyd Artistic Director and Co-Director Designate of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Tamara Harvey. It is co-directed by Hannah Noone, with design by Olivier award-winner Anna Fleischle, lighting by Lucy Carter, sound design by Tom Gibbons and choreography by Charlotte Broom.
Cast & Creative
CAST
JESSICA RANSOM
Judy
DIANE KEEN
Sylvia
NEIL MCDERMOTT
Johnny
MATTHEW DOUGLAS
Marcus
CASSIE BRADLEY
Fran
SHANEZ PATTNI
Alex
CREATIVE
Directed by
TAMARA HARVEY
Co-director
HANNAH NOONE
Designed by
ANNA FLEISCHLE
Lighting Design by
LUCY CARTER
Sound Design by
TOM GIBBONS
Choreographed by
CHARLOTTE BROOM
Associate Designer
CAT FULLER
Associate Lighting Designer
SEAN GLEASON
Associate Sound Designer
JOHNNY EDWARDS
Reviews
‘A cracking new play’
DAILY MAIL
‘Sharp, funny and sad’
THE INDEPENDENT
‘Fizzes with energy’
EVENING STANDARD
‘An amusing, affecting, inspiring evening of soft gingham and hard truths’
THE TIMES
‘A timely analysis of the gender divide, which manages to ask important questions about what women might want and how they might successfully find it’
