{"id":1790,"date":"2025-07-29T08:38:36","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T07:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/?p=1790"},"modified":"2026-03-16T09:23:41","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T09:23:41","slug":"dont-dress-for-dinner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/2025\/07\/29\/dont-dress-for-dinner\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t Dress for Dinner\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong> A Fast-Paced Farce Full of Fun<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Don\u2019t Dress for Dinner<\/em>&nbsp;is classic farce at its finest \u2014 full of mistaken identities, quick-fire excuses, slamming doors, and one poor man caught in the middle trying desperately to hold it all together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story follows Bernard, who\u2019s planned a romantic weekend with his mistress at his French farmhouse while his wife is conveniently \u201caway.\u201d But of course, things don\u2019t go to plan. Add into the mix a hired cook, a best friend, and yet&nbsp;<em>another<\/em>&nbsp;husband, and you\u2019ve got all the right ingredients for a gloriously chaotic comedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first thing that stood out was the beautifully detailed set \u2014 a large picture of the Eiffel Tower and light cheesecloth curtains gave the whole stage an unmistakably French charm. It immediately set the scene and the tone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s been a long time since I\u2019ve seen a farce, and I thoroughly enjoyed getting swept up in this one. Every actor had a complex, confusing role to play, but each one threw themselves into the madness with full energy and impeccable timing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A special mention goes to Damien Dickens, who made a memorable entrance late in the show as George the chef. He burst into the action with perfect comedic timing and delivered some brilliantly funny lines. His portrayal of the classic French chef was spot-on \u2014 both in look and in performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pace was just right, with no lulls or awkward pauses \u2014 exactly how a farce should run: sharp, energetic, and relentless.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A huge thank you to Grange Players for rekindling my love of farce.<br>Now if you\u2019ll excuse me, I\u2019m off to dinner \u2014 but just so I\u2019m clear\u2026 am I the wife, the mistress, the cook, or the niece?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reviewed by &#8211; Emma T<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Fast-Paced Farce Full of Fun Don\u2019t Dress for Dinner&nbsp;is classic farce at its finest \u2014 full of mistaken identities, quick-fire excuses, slamming doors, and one poor man caught in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1202,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[64,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2025-2026","category-the-grange-players"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1790"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1792,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1790\/revisions\/1792"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1202"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bfame.co.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}