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It\u2019s the morning of her son\u2019s wedding, and housewife Betty has taken herself to the roof-space in a state of crisis.<\/p>\n<p>Struggling to accept that her son is leaving home, abandoning her to a stagnant life with an emotionally absent husband, Betty roots through old keepsakes and relives her long-lost youth, as well as the passionate love affair she\u2019d almost forgotten about. And when Craze, her former Polish lover, appears again, change is on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>An at times highly comedic and poignant tale of almost \u2018Sliding Doors\u2019 chances, exploring themes of love, repression and identity, and the consequences of passion.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Cast:<\/p>\n<p>Betty \u2013 Pippa Olliver<\/p>\n<p>Mark \u2013 Gareth May<\/p>\n<p>Donald \u2013 Richard Irons<\/p>\n<p>Craze\u00a0\u2013 Dan Burnham<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Please note:\u00a0Adult themes<\/p>\n<p>Suitability:\u00a012+<\/p>\n<p>Please note that there is a restricted view from the boxes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u00a312plus \u00a32 if not already a member for the 2026\/2027 season<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-spacer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tribe-block tribe-block__event-website\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ticketsource.com\/highburytheatre\/a-passionate-woman\/e-pmxjbv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BOOK NOW<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","excerpt":"","slug":"a-passionate-woman-highbury-players","image":{"url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-apassionatewoman-fullposter-4-5-scaled-1.png","id":3320,"extension":"png","width":2048,"height":2560,"filesize":335009,"sizes":{"medium":{"width":240,"height":300,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":10386,"url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-apassionatewoman-fullposter-4-5-scaled-1-240x300.png"},"large":{"width":819,"height":1024,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":40678,"url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-apassionatewoman-fullposter-4-5-scaled-1-819x1024.png"},"thumbnail":{"width":150,"height":150,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":6092,"url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-apassionatewoman-fullposter-4-5-scaled-1-150x150.png"},"medium_large":{"width":768,"height":960,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":37831,"url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-apassionatewoman-fullposter-4-5-scaled-1-768x960.png"},"1536x1536":{"width":1229,"height":1536,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":65957,"url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-apassionatewoman-fullposter-4-5-scaled-1-1229x1536.png"},"2048x2048":{"width":1638,"height":2048,"mime-type":"image\/png","filesize":96111,"url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/1-apassionatewoman-fullposter-4-5-scaled-1-1638x2048.png"}}},"all_day":false,"start_date":"2026-09-15 19:30:00","start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"15","hour":"19","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"end_date":"2026-09-26 22:00:00","end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"26","hour":"22","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"utc_start_date":"2026-09-15 18:30:00","utc_start_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"15","hour":"18","minutes":"30","seconds":"00"},"utc_end_date":"2026-09-26 21:00:00","utc_end_date_details":{"year":"2026","month":"09","day":"26","hour":"21","minutes":"00","seconds":"00"},"timezone":"Europe\/London","timezone_abbr":"BST","cost":"","cost_details":{"currency_symbol":"\u00a3","currency_code":"GBP","currency_position":"prefix","values":[]},"website":"","show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"hide_from_listings":false,"sticky":false,"featured":false,"categories":[{"name":"Highbury Theatre","slug":"highbury-theatre","term_group":0,"term_taxonomy_id":16,"taxonomy":"tribe_events_cat","description":"","parent":0,"count":16,"filter":"raw","id":16,"urls":{"self":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories\/16","collection":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/tribe\/events\/v1\/categories"}}],"tags":[],"venue":{"id":633,"author":"1","status":"publish","date":"2025-04-19 23:21:21","date_utc":"2025-04-19 22:21:21","modified":"2025-04-19 23:49:02","modified_utc":"2025-04-19 22:49:02","url":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/venue\/highbury-theatre\/","venue":"Highbury Theatre","description":"<p>B73 5HD<\/p>","slug":"highbury-theatre","address":"Sheffield Rd, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HD","city":"Birmingham","country":"United Kingdom","zip":"B73 5HD","json_ld":{"@type":"Place","name":"Highbury Theatre","description":"&lt;p&gt;B73 5HD&lt;\/p&gt;\\n","url":"","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Sheffield Rd, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield B73 5HD","addressLocality":"Birmingham","postalCode":"B73 5HD","addressCountry":"United Kingdom"},"telephone":"","sameAs":""},"show_map":true,"show_map_link":true,"global_id":"bfame.co.uk?id=633","global_id_lineage":["bfame.co.uk?id=633"]},"organizer":[],"custom_fields":[],"json_ld":{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org","@type":"Event","name":"A Passionate Woman &#8211; Highbury Players","description":"&lt;p&gt;by\u00a0Kay Mellor 15 September\u00a0@\u00a07:30 pm\u00a0\u2013\u00a026 September\u00a0@\u00a07:30 pm &nbsp; COMEDY DRAMA -\u00a0Is passion back in fashion? &nbsp; Directed by Phil Astle &nbsp; 1980s Yorkshire. 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