• Review For Us
    • In London or across the UK
    • at Edinburgh Fringe
  • List Your Show
  • Advertising
  • Musicals
  • Plays
  • Ballet & Dance
  • Previews
  • First Look
Theatre Weekly
  • Home
  • News
    • West End
    • Off-West End
    • Regional & Tours
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Digital Theatre
  • Tickets
    • Discounts
    • Musicals
    • Plays
    • Opera
    • Dance
    • Concerts
  • Edinburgh Fringe 2025
    • Edinburgh Fringe News
    • Edinburgh Fringe Previews
    • Edinburgh Fringe Interviews
  • Contact Us
    • Join us as a Reviewer
No Result
View All Result
Theatre Weekly
  • Home
  • News
    • West End
    • Off-West End
    • Regional & Tours
  • Reviews
  • Interviews
  • Digital Theatre
  • Tickets
    • Discounts
    • Musicals
    • Plays
    • Opera
    • Dance
    • Concerts
  • Edinburgh Fringe 2025
    • Edinburgh Fringe News
    • Edinburgh Fringe Previews
    • Edinburgh Fringe Interviews
  • Contact Us
    • Join us as a Reviewer
No Result
View All Result
Theatre Weekly
No Result
View All Result
Home News

Only Fools and Horses stars Tessa Peake-Jones & Gwyneth Strong reunite for the first time on stage for the Ladies of Letters Tour

by Staff Writer
February 4, 2022
Reading Time: 3 mins read
Ladies of Letters

Ladies of Letters

Tessa Peake-Jones (Grantchester, Only Fools and Horses) and Gwyneth Strong (Only Fools and Horses, EastEnders) will star together in the touring stage adaption of the hugely popular Ladies of Letters from April.

Adapted by the acclaimed Jonathan Harvey (Coronation Street, Gimme Gimme Gimme), this production will mark the duo’s first time working together since Only Fools and Horses. Directed by Joanna Read, Chief Executive of the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, the tour will open at the theatre with a press night on Tuesday 3rd May. The tour will then visit Perth Theatre, Derby Theatre, Malvern Festival Theatre, Warwick Arts Centre, Hall For Cornwall and Norwich Theatre Royal.

Irene Spencer and Vera Small, two suburban women in their sixties battle the big issues of the 21st century, from climate change protest and accidental imprisonment, to handy recipes for tasty petit fours and how to get stains out of slacks. They are best frenemies. Using the long lost artform of letter writing, they freely vent their views on their ungrateful children, how to find love at 60, and, on each other. Ladies of Letters is riotously funny, packed with acidic detail that women (and men) navigating ungrateful families and M & S in an unforgiving world know so well.

       

Created by Lou Wakefield and Carole Hayman, the much-loved Ladies of Letters was originally written for BBC Radio 4 running for 13 years and becoming a household staple. The sharply observant comedy was also adapted into an acclaimed ITV series that still runs today.

Tessa Peake-Jones, who will be playing Irene in Ladies of Letters, comments ‘I can’t think of a better play to be performing than Ladies of Letters. It celebrates women, fighting spirit and friendship. So, who better to do it with than my dear friend Gwyneth. We’ve never appeared on stage together so there’ll be plenty of laughs – on stage and off!!’ Gwyneth Strong, who will be playing Vera in Ladies of Letters, said ‘I am really looking forward to working on Ladies of Letters with my great friend Tessa. We have remained close friends since we last worked together over 30 years ago but never had the opportunity, until now, to actually work together again,’

You mightalso like

Frances Barber as Billie Trix photo by Marc Brenner

MUSIK by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys Returns to London at Wilton’s Music Hall

Here You Come Again Musical

Dolly Parton Musical – Here You Come Again – Announces London stop on Tour

Since Only Fools and Horses ended in 2003, Tessa and Gwyneth have had busy careers. Tessa is well known as Mrs Chapman in ITV’s Grantchester. Her other credits include Unforgotten, Marchlands, Doctor Who, and Poirot. Gwyneth has appeared in numerous classic stage productions and TV shows, with screen credits including roles on Eastenders, Silent Witness, A Touch of Frost, and Casualty, to name a few.

The Yvonne Arnaud Theatre opened its doors in 1965 and built an impressive reputation as a producer of significant work much of which transferred to the West End and toured nationally. Ladies of Letters comes hot on the heels of the tour of Sheila’s Island and is at the forefront of Joanna Read’s commitment to re-establishing the theatre as a maker of great productions for Guildford, and beyond.

Tickets are on sale here

Staff Writer

Staff Writer

At Theatre Weekly we are dedicated to giving theatre a new audience. Our News, Reviews and Interviews are all written with the audience in mind, helping you decide what to see next. And when you have decided, our great ticket deals will help save you money too.

Related Articles

Frances Barber as Billie Trix photo by Marc Brenner
News

MUSIK by Jonathan Harvey and Pet Shop Boys Returns to London at Wilton’s Music Hall

Here You Come Again Musical
News

Dolly Parton Musical – Here You Come Again – Announces London stop on Tour

Aidan Cutler and Charlotte York complete the cast of Here You Come Again
News

Full Cast Announced for UK Tour of Here You Come Again

Here You Come Again Musical
News

Steven Webb Joins the Cast of Here You Come Again as Tour Dates Added

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Twitter Facebook Youtube Instagram

At Theatre Weekly we give theatre a new audience. You'll find our theatre news, theatre reviews and theatre interviews are written from an audience point of view. Our great value London theatre tickets will get you the best deal for your theatre tickets.
Theatre Weekly, 124 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
  • Join Our Community
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Policy
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Contact Us
  • Advertising

Recent News

Lou Doyle credit Abiola

Interview: Lou Doyle on Pigs Fly Easy Ryan at Underbelly Cowgate

Stage One Bridge The Gap image supplied by publicist

Bridge the Gap 2025/26 Cohort Announced by Stage One

© 2022 Theatre Weekly

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Tickets
  • Digital Theatre
  • News
    • News
    • West End
    • Off West End
    • Regional & Tours
    • Digital
  • Interviews
  • Reviews
  • Edinburgh Fringe 2025
    • Edinburgh Fringe News
    • Edinburgh Fringe Previews
    • Edinburgh Fringe Interviews
  • Contact Us
    • Join us as a Reviewer

© 2022 Theatre Weekly