Helen Belay and Farren Timoteo. Photo Credit: NANC PRICE

The Fiancée

By Holly Lewis

Lucy gets engaged to three men during World War II because “No one should have to go overseas without someone to come home to.” A lovely thought, until the war ends and all three arrive at her apartment on the same evening – the apartment Lucy and her sister are in danger of losing to their acrimonious landlady. Will Lucy find a way to say “no” to what she doesn’t want so she can say “yes” to what she does? A mad-cap, wig-swapping, door-slamming, cake-facing farce with smart, hilarious women at its heart.

“The Fiancée [is] a fast-paced farce of the highest order ...the show is fast, funny and, at its best, completely ridiculous.”

Lianna Faulder (Edmonton Journal)

“playful, unique, and wonderfully escapist”

Sarah Dussome (Broadway World)

“The Fiancée is a wickedly funny and silly farce...a wonderful treat stuffed with laughs like a double stuffed Oreo cookie and dripping with heart.”

Ezekiel McAdams (Culture Gecko)

“The Fiancée is a deluxe piece of farce engineering, with an unusual premise and feminist buttresses.”

Liz Nichols (12th Night)

“The Fiancée is an entertaining farcical romp”

Amanda Short (Saskatoon Star Phoenix)

“The Fiancée is a perfect popcorn show. It’s light, it’s fluffy, it’s most definitely enjoyable.”

Matt Olson (Pod Sask)

Production Details

3 Female

3 Male

120 minutes (including intermission)

By Holly Lewis

Production History

Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, Alberta (Premiere)

November 2021

Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

November-December 2022

Chemainus Theatre, Chemainus, BC

September-October 2023

Helen Belay (Citadel Theatre Premiere, 2021) Photo by NANC PRICE

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