Ronald Harwood’s Equally Divided gets its press night at Watford Palace Theatre tomorrow with the venue’s artistic director, Brigid Larmour, at the helm.
It’s a family feud drama which pits sisters against each other and comes from the pen of one of our most esteemed writers (also responsible for the acclaimed Quartet and The Dresser).
Edith likes to think she is a good person. She was a dutiful daughter to her demanding mother, while her selfish younger sister, Renata, got all the attention (and all the husbands).
Now their mother has died, and the handsome, widowed family solicitor is on his way with news of the will. Perhaps she can be happy at last but something tells her that Renata – glamorous, impossible, Renata – will always come out on top.
Surrounded by their mother’s temptingly portable collection of antiques, will Edith find that honesty, like beauty, is only skin deep?
The cast is Beverley Klein (Edith), Katharine Rogers (Reneta), Gregory Gudgeon (Fabian) and
Walter Van Dyk (Charles).
Equally Divided runs until February 23. For tickets call the box office 01923 225671 or visit www.watfordpalacetheatre.co.uk