Yours Unfaithfully review – three’s a crowd in 1930s polyamory play

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Jermyn Street theatre, LondonLaughs give way to an interrogation of monogamy and jealousy as a couple open up their marriage in Miles Malleson’s playMiles Malleson’s 1933 drama is a reminder that polyamory existed long before it became a trendy term for today’s throuples. The play’s central interwar couple, happily married for eight years, are taking a shot at it.We meet them just as Stephen (Guy Lewis) is losing his lust for life. Anne (Laura Doddington) urges him to sow his oats further afield, which he does rather quickly with the recently widowed, albeit suddenly available, Diana (Keisha Atwell), who just happens to be visiting.At Jermyn Street theatre, London, until 1 July. Continue reading...

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