Home, I'm Darling had an air of darkness, despite the frivolous wrapping. It concerns a contemporary couple who - really at the wife's instigation - are living as if they were in the 1950s. She is a 'good little wife' who has her husband's slippers warmed and the paper ironed ready for him. Her mother who fought for women's equality finds this all infuriating and is far from amused at the request by the daughter to help fund the social experiment. The lifestyle also leaves the husband's female boss somewhat open-mouthed and he blames the general awkwardness of this encounter on his being passed over for promotion. The experiment disintegrates but, more importantly, we get an insight into the fragility of Judy - (played by Katherine Parkinson) - whose idea it was.
This was an interesting and entertaining evening with an excellent set and tight direction by Tamara Harvey.
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