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LOVE DANCE:
Meet the cast starring in this uplifting rom-com at the Chiswick Playhouse by Áine McGinty
Jacoba Williams and Derek Murphy will be gracing the Chiswick Playhouse stage this month in heartwarming romantic-comedy, Love Dance.
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irected by Lesley Manning and written by animatorturned-playwright Andy Walker, the play explores the rocky path of the two most unlikely characters finding love. ‘‘It’s like your favourite rom-com movie on stage,’’ Derek tells The Chiswick Magazine. Whilst Jacoba describes it as, ‘‘A rom-com about two people who couldn’t be further from each other.’’
father for her child in exchange for a sofa to sleep on, all the while unaware he’s falling in love with her. When asked why he wanted to star in the play, Derek says, ‘‘It has fun, lovable characters and an interesting story. That on top of the opportunity to work with Lesley Manning and Jacoba is just the icing on the already delicious cake!’’
Brought to audiences from the team behind Chiswick Playhouse’s 5-star play Delivery, Love Dance looks at the balance of highflying careers and motherhood goals. Jacoba’s character Rose has a fiveyear plan, whereas Adam, she says, ‘doesn’t even know what he did 5 minutes ago’. An accomplished surgeon, Rose’s life is sorted apart from one thing - she desperately wants a child but not a long-term relationship. Immature musician Adam agrees to help Rose find a
Jacoba echoes Derek’s view. ‘‘Writer Andy Walker’s text is so bouncy, when I first read it I couldn’t put it down until I had finished. I love the growth of their relationship and the twists and turns. I have worked with Lesley Manning before and I was so excited to see her spin on it. The pair of them together is a creative match made in heaven.’’ This is actually the first time both Jacoba and Derek will be 14
