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To Have and to Hold review

“Well-crafted and poignant comedy”
ReviewsMay 15, 202511:20 by Holly O'MahonyHull Truck Theatre, Hull
Paula Wilcox and Ian Bartholomew in To Have and to Hold at Hull Truck Theatre, Hull. Photo: Ian Hodgson
Paula Wilcox and Ian Bartholomew in To Have and to Hold at Hull Truck Theatre, Hull. Photo: Ian Hodgson
Paula Wilcox and Stephen Tompkinson star in a sharp, snappy production of Richard Bean’s sentimental sitcom about ageing, directed by Terry Johnson

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