Home I'm Darling
2025-06-30 19:30 - 2025-07-05 22:00 (Europe/London) | Blackmore Theatre, 10 Bicton Street, Exmouth, EX8 2RU
Performances: Friday 7.30pm, Saturday 2.30pm and 7.30pm
‘Home I’m Darling’ by Laura Wade is a sharp satire which explores the reality of adopting the values and lifestyle of the 1950s whilst living in the modern age and has been described as a “fizzing drama of gender, homes and housework”. Judy, the main character, loves 1950s music, dance and costumes and has persuaded her husband, Johnny, to fully embrace the era.
At the start of the play, Judy has been a full-time housewife for three years and delights in baking, cleaning and looking after her husband. However, as financial pressures mount, relationships strain, and modern reality clashes with Judy’s idealised vision of the past, we see how the couple reassess the choices and sacrifices they have made. Funny yet poignant, nostalgic yet thought-provoking, ‘Home I’m Darling’ won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best Comedy in 2019.
