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Set in a stylish converted farmhouse in
France, this
comedy centres around a happily married couple Jacqueline and Bernard or
are they? Bernard is hoping to play host to his sophisticated French
mistress Suzie for the weekend, having safely dispatched his equally
attractive wife Jacqueline off to her mothers for a couple of days. To act
as his alibi he also invites his best friend Robert along and a Corden
Bleu cook from a local catering agency (coincidentally named Suzie) to
provide the gourmet delights. Thus the perfect weekend is planned.
Unfortunately for Bernard, he neglects to tell Robert the purpose of his
invitation and also is completely unaware that Robert and Jacqueline have
been secret lovers for some time. When Jacqueline takes a phone call from
the catering agency and discovers that Robert's arrival is imminent, she
makes excuses for not going to her mothers, leaving Bernard and Robert to
fast talk their way out of the ever deepening pit they find themselves
slipping rapidly into.
Vicki has portrayed Jacqueline on numerous occasions and made the
role her own. She's performed the play in summer seasons in
Bournemouth
and Jersey and toured it extensively both in the UK and abroad for such
prestigious producers as Ian Dickens, Chris Moreno and the late Mark
Furness. Co-stars have included; Lionel Blair, Robert Duncan and David
Callister as the thwarted adulterous husband, Les Dennis, Fraser Hines and
Giles Watling as the fast thinking bewildered lover, Su Pollard, Sue
Hodge, Sally Ann Matthews, Carol Harrison, Glenda Mckay and Marti Caine as
the whacky cook with the business head of Richard Branson and Amanda
Humphrey, Melanie Stace and Mandy Perryment as the beautiful model
mistress.
Vicki's most recent UK tour with this play took place in the
summer and autumn of 2002 and 2003 receiving rave reviews throughout,
however her most recent performances in the role of Jacqueline have been
on board the P&O Cruise Liner Oriana where she has entertained audiences
while visiting such exotic destinations as Samoa, Tonga, Malaysia,
Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong.
Reviews
Local
Press
 Vicki
Michelle superb as the duplicitous wife.
Richmond
& Twickenham Times
Robert Duncan, Vicki
Michelle & Giles Watling excelled themselves to deliver the laughs in
this most difficult form of humour.
Local
Press
Vicki
Michelle packs a powerful punch.
Local
Press
I
half expected Allo Allo veteran Vicki Michelle to run on in short
skirt speaking pigeon French. Instead she played scorned and
adulterous wife Jacqueline with a plummy English accent and great
aplomb. The
Stage
Vicki
Michelle was in delectable form.
Woking
Review
Vicki Michelle was an excellent foil as Jacqueline and brought depth
and dignity to a somewhat understated role.
Bournemouth
Echo
Requiring
split second timing and a huge amount of stage craft, it could not be
in better hands than with this team of TV favourites led by Vicki
Michelle, Robert Duncan & Giles Watling.
Evening
Post
Attractive Vicki Michelle played the straight man in fine style.
Skilfully she set up one comic situation and comedy line after
another. Essex
County Standard
Michelle succeeds in
making the character formidable enough to command authority while
endowing her with enough humour and vulnerability to prevent her
becoming the stock marital dragon.
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