Casting has been revealed for a new production of Laura Wade’s acerbic comedy, Home, I’m Darling, which runs at Scarborough’s Stephen Joseph Theatre from 9 July-14 August before visiting Bolton and Keswick.

The production will feature Vicky Binns, Sandy Foster, Sam Jenkins-Shaw, Tom Kanji, Sophie Mercell and Susan Twist.

Sweet peas in the garden; homemade lemon curd in the kitchen; conjugal joy in the bedroom. Judy and Johnny seem to be the perfect couple – quite sickeningly happy, in fact.

But is their marriage everything it seems? Are there cracks in their domestic bliss? And where do they go when the manners and morals of the 1950s don’t quite suit them?

Laura Wade’s blistering satire takes a timely scalpel to gender roles in modern Britain through the eyes of a 21st-century couple slowly discovering that nostalgia ain’t what it used to be. 

The piece is directed by Theatre by the Lake’s Artistic Director, Liz Stevenson, who said: “Home, I’m Darling is the perfect way to welcome back our audiences to live theatre again: sharp, funny and incredibly timely, it’s one of those plays that will have everyone chuckling, discussing and debating long into the evening. I can’t wait to bring this brilliant play to life in-the-round with this incredible creative team and with three fantastic northern theatres.”

Designed by Helen Coyston, Home, I’m Darling has lighting by Zoe Spurr and sound by Alexandra Faye Braithwaite.

It can be seen in the Round at the SJT on from Friday 9 July to Saturday 14 August 2021. It will then be performed at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton, in September and at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick from Wednesday 6 to Saturday 30 October.

For more information and to book tickets, please click here.