If I were youdirected by Stephen WillisWEDNESDAY 4th - Saturday 7th October 2017
The Barn Theatre Club is delighted to introduce to our members a first time director at The Barn, Stephen Willis. Stephen is an experienced director and has chosen as his Barn debut the lesser known, but no less entertaining, Ayckbourn, “If I Were You”. We know you will be as pleased as we all are that Stephen has joined the Barn.
The Rodales seem like an ordinary family, but beneath the surface things are beginning to crack. Jill and Mal have lost the spark in their marriage, their son Sam resents his father and their daughter Chrissie has recently become a mum and is dealing with marriage issues of her own. And while they all share advice on how others should live their lives, nobody is really taking it on board – until Mal and Jill see things from a dramatically different perspective, that is.
Waking up one morning and finding they have switched personas, Mal in Jill’s body and Jill in Mal’s, they must continue life “as normal” as their other half. Jill faces the challenges of working with their son-in-law, Dean, as the Store Manager of a furniture shop, while Mal has suddenly become a housewife, learning more about his children – and finding out the secrets they already know about him!
Will seeing things from the other side make matters even worse, or is this just what they need in order to save their family?
