Shirley Valentine: a double-toned comedy about finding oneself
At the 1000 Islands Playhouse in Gananoque, ON. As the final play of the season, British playwright Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine is a thoughtful choice. Telling the story of a discontented housewife in Liverpool, England, who seeks more for herself, it leaves comparatively deeper things to ponder than a good-natured musical or comedy does. Like the play Midsummer which was put on at the playhouse earlier in August, Shirley Valentine asks questions about how we find true self-fulfillment and how we can end up being caught in a rut of dissatisfaction. …
