Promise and Promiscuity - All That It Promises

Promise and Promiscuity is simply a wonderful production. This one-woman musical is full of laughs, clever remixes of musical hits through the ages and double entendres, especially involving the word balls. Not being a fan of Victorian era writing, I was expecting to be bored.

How wrong I was.

This exceedingly clever satire shines its comedic light on the many differences and similarities between our time and the Victorian era. No area is left out: capitalism, feminism, classism, romance, music, art, and marriage. Each made into song and poked fun at. Vancouvershire is woven into the story with many references made to its locale, ensuring we know just how close to home this piece is, even though it is set 200 years before now.

The only person I’d suggest miss this show is one whose belief in the sanctity of Victorian literature precludes their sense of humor.