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How the Other Half Loves

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The Old Vic · London

Premiered 1969

Two suspected affairs send three married couples into an escalating tangle of alibis, lies and increasingly awkward misunderstandings.

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The story

Fiona Foster and Bob Phillips are each accused of having an affair by their spouses, so they draw the innocent Featherstones into their cover story. As the three couples’ lives become entangled, every attempt to preserve the lie creates another misunderstanding, with sex, class and marriage all caught up in the confusion.

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A fast-moving comedy built on overlapping alibis, class tensions and escalating marital misunderstandings, with three couples repeatedly complicating one another’s stories.

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marital farce, tangled lies, class comedy and tightly wound misunderstandings.

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From 29 Jul 2026
Booking until 17 Sept 2026

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