Loves Adventures

A fantastic retelling, and a damn fine reminder to men everywhere that women are not to be trifled with. Everything moved along at a sharp pace without losing any of the refinement of the language. A standout performance by Chineze Enekwechi had me laughing at almost every line, but really the entire cast was wonderful, and the direction was spot on. ... full review

A nice spin on an old classic I was not familiar with until seeing. It feels fun and fresh despite the play being hundreds of years old and you can literally feel how much fun the cast and audience is having with all of the situational comedy. Brisk, funny, endearing and touching it's got a nice little mix of everything you'd want from a play of this kind.... full review

Delightful! Loves Adventures is a beautifully-conceived Restoration comedy: in Hollywood shorthand, an “18th-Century Rom Com”. Or in this case, an 18th Century Feminist Romcom. Broads Words is a passionate company who have staged the lesser-known work of Margaret Cavendish, giving important exposure to the voice of a female playwright from the Restoration era, deftly cutting longer scenes into bite-sized chunks. Restoration Comedy was partly inspired by the idea of ‘Social Contracts’ coming out of the French Revolution - the concept that we get into relationships (love, sex, marriage) but on a deeper level there is a contract between two people - e.g. the man will care for the wife, protect her and support her. Broads Words cleverly t... full review