Based on Georges Feydeau’s hilarious French farce L’Hôtel du Libre Échange, Stephen Sharkey’s brand new 1970s set comedy, Sex and the Three Day Week, is translated with joy and delivered with an extra dose of cheekiness, perfect for an alternative festive show.
Britain in the 1970s: a time of strikes, blackouts, and free love. But Philip’s frustrated. While his wife Angela thinks he’s past it, he wants to share a whole lotta love with Cathe-rine from next door. When the naughty neighbours check in at the Paradise Hotel, it’s a night to remember – for all the wrong reasons. The lights go out, the corridors see more action than the beds, and to cap it all, the place could be haunted… Throw in Fanny the French maid, Detective Inspector Connors of the Vice Squad, a snake called Cecil and Tom the mynah bird, and it all makes for a chaotic cocktail of confusion leaving the would-be lovebirds not even halfway to Paradise.
A tale of midlife crises, mistaken identi-ties and misfiring sexual shenanigans, this new farce is a delirious delight.
7/10
Liverpool Sound and Vision
Thoroughly enjoyable
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CAST

Catrin Aaron
Catherine Ballard

David Birrell
Robert Ballard

Edward Harrison
Philip McManaman

Eileen O’Brien
Miss Mayhew

Javier Marzan
Sebastian

Ken Dodd
As the voice of the Mynah Bird

Lucy Phelps
Fanny

Natalie Casey
Angela McManaman

Robin Morrissey
Ben Ballard

Graeme Rooney
Cast
COMPANY
Stephen Sharkey
Writer
Serdar Billis
Director
Hannah Clarke
Designer
Ian Scott
Lighting Designer
Adrienne Quartly
Sound Designer
Les Bubb
Movement Director
Rick Juckes
Musical Director
Jenny Sawyer
Choreographer
Elli Johnson
Assistant Director
Fi Carrington
Costume Supervisor
Ginny Schiller CDG
Casting Director