When Tom and Barbara Good decide to exchange the pressures of the rat
race for an alternative, more sustainable way of living, they set about
turning their suburban home in Surbiton into a model of
self-sufficiency. They grow their own fruit and veg, keep livestock in
the garden, make their own clothes, and even generate their own
electricity from manure.
It's the good life for them - but not for Margo and Jerry Leadbetter,
who live next door, and are desperately trying to maintain the Surbiton
status quo.
Jeremy Sams' stage play, based on the hugely popular sitcom by John
Esmonde and Bob Larbey, reunites the well-loved characters (not
forgetting Geraldine the goat) as they get themselves into and out of
scrapes - some old, some new, all hilarious.
Tapping into issues that resonate now more than ever, The Good Life is
a witty reimagining of a television classic, with a wellyful of laughs
that's sure to delight audiences everywhere.
It was first produced by Fiery Angel on an extensive tour of the UK in
2021, directed by Jeremy Sams and starring Rufus Hound, Preeya Kalidas,
Dominic Rowan and Sally Tatum.