The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

21st - 25th February 2023

The Alexandra Theatre

Birmingham 

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel by Deborah Moggach, based on her novel 'These Foolish Things' and directed by Lucy Bailey. 

Act I - 60 minutes 

Interval - 20 minutes 

Act II - 73 minutes 

Please note the production includes Haze, smoke, sudden Loud Noises and smoking of herbal cigarettes on stage.

I'm often told you're only as old as you feel and 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel' addresses that if you want to keep enjoying life, you must grab every opportunity that comes along. In the words of Maurice Chevalier 'old age isn't so bad when you consider the alternative!'

Well what a night! A funny and heartwarming production brought to life by an outstanding cast of fourteen talented actors gracing the stage with passion, sensitivity, enthusiasm and humour! The production brings together an ensemble of household names including Hayley Mills (Evelyn), Paul Nicholas (Douglas) and Rula Lenska (Madge) whom deliver a perfect performance that leaves you with a smile and a warm glow!

For those unfamiliar with the story it follows a group in their senior years as retirees in India embarking on a journey of challenges and transformations that they undergo as residents of the Marigold Hotel. 

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel production can be compared with a fine wine  - fresh, fruity and intoxicating to the mind... turning full bodied with age!

A performance that is an intoxicating sense of freedom.

The enjoyment of this play helps us grow old gracefully with hope, a sense of adventure and belonging!

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel delivers a performance that will not disappoint. Highly recommended and one not to be missed. 

I must give this a 10/10 rating for humour, timing and atmospheric feelings and leaving you feeling empathetic and emotional.

Thank you to The Alexandra Theatre for an unforgettable evening of fun and laughter.