Cast announced for How the Other Half Loves at Salisbury Playhouse

Casting has been announced for Alan Ayckbourn’s How the Other Half Loves at Salisbury Playhouse.

Inviting audiences into a world of dysfunctional marriages, domestic drama and infidelity, the production opens Wiltshire Creative’s new season from 9 February – 4 March 2023.

Gareth Machin directs Sam Alexander (William Featherstone), Sherry Baines (Fiona Foster), Philip Bretherton (Frank Foster), Rebecca Cooper (Mary Featherstone), Haydn Oakley (Bob Phillips) and Joanna van Kampen (Teresa Phillips).

Included in the cast, are many actors who are making their return to Salisbury Playhouse. Rebecca Cooper featured in Snow White and the Happy Ever After Beauty Salon, and Her Naked Skin. Haydn Oakley was in Betty Blue Eyes, Philip Bretheron and Sherry Baines were both in Before The Party, and Joanna van Kampen featured in The Magna Carta Plays. Sam Alexander makes his playhouse debut.

Three couples. Two dining rooms. One big mess.

The lives of three couples frantically intertwine in this classic Ayckbourn comedy of confusion and chaos. When one of the women arrives home suspiciously late one night, a chain of events unfolds drawing each of the couples ever deeper into hilarious misunderstanding.

The creative team includes designer Micheal Taylor, lighting designer Joanna Town, sound designer Elizabeth Purnell, fight director Paul Benzing and casting director Gabrielle Dawes CDG

Artistic Director of Wiltshire Creative Gareth Machin said: “I am thrilled to announce the brilliant cast for How the Other Half Loves which is coming to Salisbury Playhouse this February. I can’t wait to watch these six talented actors bring Ayckbourn’s comedy to life as they explore the complex narratives of matrimonial relationships.”

For more information and tickets, visit www.wiltshirecreative.co.uk