Vintage comedy has a deeper, darker soul

Alan Ayckbourn's vintage comedy Just Between Ourselves is nearing the end of a five-month UK tour to mark 25 years of London Classic Theatre as a touring company.

Our companion local news site Rhiwbina Info was at the opening night of its brief visit to Cardiff last night (Thursday 3 July).

Praising the authentic set and costume design for this production written and set in 1976, reviewer Andy Weltch also highlighted the "exceptionally good" cast.

But, while it may look like a 1970s sitcom, "it has a much deeper and darker soul than those lightweight TV offerings of the same era," he writes.

He adds: "The laughs here are often uncomfortable, and at times, the tragedy of it all comes to the fore ... so don't expect necessarily to leave the theatre with a smile on your face and a spring in your step!"

The play continues at the New Theatre, Cardiff tonight (Friday) and tomorrow afternoon before moving on to the Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham (8-12 July).

You can read the review here.

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