The New Morality

Set on a houseboat on the Thames on the eve of the Great War, The New Morality is a sparkling social comedy by one of the greatest lost talents of the First World War.

Colonel Jones has been paying a little too much attention to Muriel, one half of the couple who live on the next houseboat to theirs. The Colonel’s wife, Betty, driven to distraction by his disloyalty, disastrously breaches the boundaries of female etiquette when she directly confronts Muriel about the relationship, and the delicate social fabric holding the riverboat community together begins to fall apart… A satirical yet profound look at the battle between the sexes and the position of women before the Great War. Originally produced in the West End and Broadway in 1921.

The cast includes many Finborough stalwarts including Alex Barclay (Loveplay), Chris Courtenay (Lullabies of Braoadmoor), David Kershaw (The Alchemist, Mapbeth – Son of the Grave) and Margot Molinari (the title role in Young Emma).

Produced by in association with Concordance who have won much acclaim for their rediscoveries of neglected Victorian and Edwardian classics at the Finborough Theatre including Masks and Faces and The Women’s War – A Centenary Celebration.