'The Six Wives of Timothy Leary'

If you plan to visit London between now and December 9th, you might want to check out an intriguing new play that opened recently called The Six Wives of Timothy Leary, which notched at least one favorable review:

Wife number one, Marianne (Hetty Abbott), tells her story to a guest at a party, his second wife Mary (Lisa Came) speaks to a journalist at a restaurant, his third wife Nena (Anna Brook) talks to a lover, his fourth wife Rosemary (Charlotte Donachie) addresses a rally, common law wife Joanna (Katharine Bennett-Fox) speaks to Leary when he is in prison and his last wife Barbara (Alison Baker) talks to his spirit at his funeral.

With so many different voices and experiences to be heard over a 40-year period, the play could easily have degenerated into confusion, but director Timothy Hughes keeps the story tight, giving each wife a distinct voice and look, each with her own mannerisms and ways of moving around the sparsely-designed stage, while snatches of music including jazz and rock’n’roll keep us informed of the era.

It takes very little time to become immersed in their stories and there is no weak link - each actress is totally in tune with her character, successfully managing to communicate the highs and lows of being married to Leary.

Definitely sounds like the production is worth a peek. If any DoseNation readers manage to check it out, we'd love to hear about it.