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AN ELEGANT sitting room created
a fitting backdrop for this story of affluent Philadelphian folk as the Lord family gather for
the second marriage of daughter Tracy.
Ali Titcombe shines in the demanding role of the self-centred and priggish
young lady who managed only 10 turbulent months in her first marriage to CK Dexter Haven, played
with considerable charm by Philip Turner.
Teenage sister Dinah, the vivacious and lively Victoria Richardson,
weaves magic throughout all three acts while the groom in waiting, dependable but dull George,
is stoically played by Simon Sketchley.
Add parents of the bride, Sally Jenn-Board and Mike Osborne, lecherous
Uncle Willy (the ever-amusing Peter Ansell) and the stage is set for twenty-four hours to remember.
Enter Mike Connor - Mark Amos convinces with his interpretation - and Liz Imbrie
(Sheryle Daniels consistent as always), who are reporters covering the wedding and suddenly Tracy has
to re-examine her attitudes to life and love.
Billed as a comedy, the play also explores deeper questions of class division
privacy and family values, and seemed occasionally to lose pace. With several prompts needed the cast seemed
sometimes to find the dialogue heavy going but on the whole RMDS pulled off another success.
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