Booking info

The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband

Performance dates - 23/07/09 - 25/07/09
Performance time - 8pm

Highbury Theatre Centre present Debbie Isitt's dark Comedy

Kenneth and Hilary have been married nearly twenty years, but as middle age approaches, Ken finds himself in the arms of another woman. At first, Laura appears to be everything that is missing from Ken's life with Hilary - young, slim, attractive and a vibrant free spirit - but his little fling quickly becomes desperately out of hand. Juggling the affections of two women, his world becomes a tangle of lies and deceit. After his initial denials to Hilary's increasing suspicions, he is soon forced to confront the truth and leaves Hilary for Laura. Only one problem . . . Laura can't cook. As time passes, Kenneth mourns the loss of Sunday roasts and haute cuisine, and the comforts of the settled life he once knew. When Hilary invites Ken and Laura over for dinner, he readily accepts, unaware of what delicacies Hilary plans to serve. Told through a series of flashbacks interspersed with the `last supper', The Woman Who Cooked Her Husband is a highly entertaining exploration of the old adage, "the way to a man's heart is through his stomach"!

Debbie Isitt

Debbie Isitt is a comic writer, film director and performer, who lives and works in Coventry. She graduated from the Coventry School of Theatre and in the 1980’s set up her own, world renowned, theatre company ‘Snarling Beasties’ in the city. That company won three Perrier Pick of the Fringe awards at the Edinburgh Festival and her plays have won several other awards. In 2005 she was nominated for a BAFTA. Her plays have toured the world and been translated into many languages.

Reviews

" a very fast, very funny yet very painful concoction "

" a culinary denouement that suggests revenge can sometimes be sweet “

“ a terrific evening ! “

Highbury Theatre Centre

In 1935 a small group of people who had been producing plays in local church halls since 1924 decided to provide a theatre centre for themselves. From the dedication of these people who had no money or rich patronage has grown the modern theatre that Highbury is today. The original theatre on the site was built almost entirely by the men and women members themselves during the early years of World War 2 using as a basis a wooden Mission Chapel which itself had been a hospital hut for World War 1 veterans.

Amongst the founding group was John English OBE whose deep interest and dedication to Theatre continues to inspire members even after his death in December1998. It was John who, with others, had the vision to form the Little Theatre Guild of Great Britain.

Highbury Theatre Centre opened in May 1942 and has continued to be used by a variety of activities from that day. Properties adjacent to the original site have been purchased as they have become available and in the 1980's a major rebuild of the premises was made possible. As with all community ventures there will always be something more that can be done and so it is with Highbury where we continue to develop our facilities and skills..