ANNE: He will marry me.
LATIMER: I see. And then, as the fairy-books tell us, you will live happy ever after?
A.A. Milne is, of course, best known for his stories and poems for children (e.g., Winnie-the-Pooh), but he also wrote humorous sketches, novels, and plays, and worked with Leslie Howard in the early days of the British film industry.
Premiered in 1922, The Dover Road is set in the home of eccentric Mr. Latimer, who waylays couples who are running away together (the Dover Road of the title leads to Paris and divorce) and gives them a taste of what their lives together might be like.
If you can picture a cross between Private Lives and Dear Brutus, you won’t be far off.
• Performances are Thursday – Sunday August 22 – September 1.
• Thursday through Saturday performances begin at 7:30pm.
• Sunday performances are 2:00pm matinees.
Thursdays are Name-Your Price Nights
There will be an audience talk-back on Saturday, August 31 after the performance.