How to be a Gay Divorceé?

I’ve always been slightly haunted by a 1952 novel Excellent Women. The main character is a modest, unassuming woman in post-WWII London. She’s an excellent woman, always on hand to help with all the church stuff. She has a modest little life, unrequited love, and all these expectations heaped on her as the nation recovers […]

‘The Wickhams’ Takes Us Below the Stairs at Pemberley

Chritmas at Pemberley

Contains spoilers. I was giddy when I learned that City Theatre was staging the second in the Christmas at Pemberley plays. This series explores the lives and growth of the three younger Bennett sisters: Mary, Kitty, and Lydia. In 2023, they staged Miss Bennett, focusing on Mary Bennett finding love and pulling a stone cold […]