{"id":2297,"date":"2019-02-17T18:54:19","date_gmt":"2019-02-17T18:54:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.madf.im\/?page_id=2297"},"modified":"2019-02-17T18:54:19","modified_gmt":"2019-02-17T18:54:19","slug":"mother-figure-from-confusions-by-alan-ayckbourn-presented-by-broadway-theatre-company","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/madf.im\/?page_id=2297","title":{"rendered":"Mother Figure from Confusions by Alan Ayckbourn, presented by Broadway Theatre Company"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Mother Figure from Confusions by Alan Ayckbourn<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>presented by Broadway Theatre Company<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The staging was full and the most elaborate of the festival. Clearly showing a living room, strewn with children\u2019s toys, ironing board, messy coach and child\u2019s cot. The lighting was a warm wash.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy, played by Laura Jones, was the mother juggling children and a messy home. Instantly familiar, she made the audience warm to and sympathise with her. We are all familiar with a messy living room \u2013 too many toys and a washing pile which never ends.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy\u2019s neighbour, Rosemary, played by Kate Cowley, entered as a concerned neighbour feigning interest after receiving a call from Lucy\u2019s husband. Rosemary came across as a typical nosy neighbour, looking around the messy room.<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t long before Lucy was mothering Rosemary and feeding biscuits and juice, leading to Rosemary\u2019s husband coming looking for her. Terry, played by Matt Quinn, arrived as an alpha male type but soon reverted to childhood behaviour under the influence of Lucy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0006-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2283\" src=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0006-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0006-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0006-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0006-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0003-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2282\" src=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0003-1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0003-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0003-1-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0003-1-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0041.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2288\" src=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0041-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0041-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0041-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0041-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0022.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2286\" src=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0022-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0022-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0022-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/OAM_0022-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-Laura-Jones-Kate-Cowley-and-Matt-Quinn.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2298\" src=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-Laura-Jones-Kate-Cowley-and-Matt-Quinn-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-Laura-Jones-Kate-Cowley-and-Matt-Quinn-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-Laura-Jones-Kate-Cowley-and-Matt-Quinn-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-Laura-Jones-Kate-Cowley-and-Matt-Quinn-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-2299\" src=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/madf.im\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/Mother-Figure-1024x684.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mother Figure from Confusions by Alan Ayckbourn presented by Broadway Theatre Company The staging was full and the most elaborate of the festival. Clearly showing a living room, strewn with children\u2019s toys, ironing board, messy coach and child\u2019s cot. The lighting was a warm wash. 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