Hormonal Housewives is a fabulously funny, roller-coaster comedy night for women about women starring Vicki Michelle, best known for her role as Yvette Carte-Blanche in the BBC television comedy series ‘Allo ‘Allo! and as a recurring character Patricia Foster in the ITV soap opera Emmerdale, and the other Hormonal Housewives, Julie Coombe and Josephine Partridge.
Watch as they blast their witty way through a catalogue of women’s bits: weight gain, weight loss, mood swings, moody teenagers, men, Zumba, therapy, housework, homework, electrolysis, men, sex, working out, staying in, going out, bikini waxes, celebrity gossip, eating, not eating, chocolate, wine, more chocolate, social media, more wine, and all the other joys of being a 21st century woman!
No subject is taboo for these girls and no thought is too private as the challenges of modern womanhood
are sliced, diced and put to rights. And that’s not all – audiences will be treated to some of the very best bits from the previous tour of this smash-hit show. A seriously hilarious evening – what these women can’t teach you about modern womanhood isn’t worth knowing.
In a break from her hectic schedule of advising other Hormonal Housewives on how to cope in the 21st century, the tables were turned on Vicki Michelle and it was her turn to face some questions…
Hi Vicki, What was it that appealed to you about the script of “Hormonal Housewives” when you first read it?
The title! I thought, this is different, I haven’t done anything like this before – this has got to be fun! The script is hilarious and it was immediately appealing to be involved in a show which has laugh-out-loud moments. It’ll obviously appeal to women whether or not they’re in a relationship and, crucially, to women of all ages. And I think it’ll appeal to men as well; men want to know what makes us tick hormonally…if they don’t understand that one week out of the month we’re a bit cranky, then they might learn something and try and understand that it’s not them…well, not entirely!
Tell us about your character.
She is loosely based on me – I would hate to say everything’s true to life in case I get into trouble with
my husband – haha! Julie’s done an amazing job of basing each character on each of us as much as possible. For instance my character and I both love a glass of fizz, we adore talking to our female friends and obviously a glass of wine or fizz makes the experience even more enjoyable! I also share some experiences with my character in terms of family so it’s lovely to be able to bring some of myself to the stage.
Who’s your main audience and what reactions are you expecting from them?
Probably mostly female, but it’ll be great to have some guys in the audience too. I think it’ll appeal to single women as much as women in relationships; out of the three characters, two are married and the third is single – and we have a lot of fun in the show trying to get her back onto the dating scene! I already know some men friends who have promised to come to the show; they’re really looking forward to it. When women get together they have such fun so the men can be included in the fun and find out what we all talk about when they’re not there!
Do you have a favourite scene?
The waxing scene is going to be hysterical! Julie and I try and encourage Josephine to get back on the dating scene; she’s newly divorced and a bit hesitant. There’s a whole discussion about how much excess hair to wax – I don’t want to give too much away but I get to play the “waxer”!
What are the key issues addressed in the show?
Lots of things – marriage, emotions, relationships, families, guilt complexes, hormones for all ages! And eating habits – you know how you reach for the chocolate when you feel tired or your energy is low… well there’s a lot of that.
And finally what are you most looking forward to about going on tour?
It’s so great to be in a script that you know is funny and that the audience is going to love. There’s nothing better than laughter to cure everything – so hopefully we’re going to laugh onstage, the audience are going to have a laugh and we’ll still be laughing when we have a glass of wine together after the show! I’m also looking forward to performing in a lot of places I’ve been before – I’ve got lots of friends all over the country and although it’s a tight schedule we’re going to fit in seeing friends too. I’m also really looking forward to working with lovely Julie and Josephine.
Hormonal Housewives appears at The Royal Hippodrome Theatre, Eastbourne on Tuesday 9th April at 7.30pm.
Tickets, priced from £23, are available to purchase from the Box Office on 01323 802020 or online at www.royalhippodrome.com